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Names

Name PrimaryThe Maquarie University Australian History Museum Aboriginal Collections

IDs

ID LocalMUAHM02

ID Urihttp://www.austhistmuseum.mq.edu.au/ahmdb/agreement.php

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionThe Australian History Museum collection holds 1000s of objects reflecting Australia's history from pre-colonization to today.

Full DescriptionThe Australian History Museum collection holds over 3,500 objects reflecting Australia's history from pre-colonization to today. This includes a number of items relating to indigenous aboriginal heritage including a mornington island headdress, didgeridus 1940 to present, yirrkala dilly bags, digging sticks, carving of a dugong by Napurrta of Banyala Homeland Community.

RightsPlease contact the Australian History Museum

AccessPlease contact the Australian History Museum

Subjects

localAboriginal culture; Art; Indigenous Australian peoples; Sculpture

Coverage Spatial

TextAustralia

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:43

Date Created in MME2011-06-07 15:26