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Names

Name PrimarySouth-West Collection

IDs

ID LocalWAM 13

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionAn important collection of objects from the South-West of Western Australia collected between the 1890s and 1940s.

Full DescriptionThe South-West collections are an important sub-set within the larger ethnographic collections of the Western Australian Museum. Beginning in the early 1900s the collection contains a variety of objects relating to the traditional, contact and historical period lives of Noongar people in the south-west of Western Australia. The collection contains around 350 objects, including a number of rare items from the early colonial period such as kodj's (hatchets) from the Swan River and Bunbury, and two bookas (kangaroo skin cloaks) from Cranbrook and Gnowangerup. It is one of the largest collections from this region in any museum and provides a valuable record of the cultural property produced and used by Noongar people.

RightsSome material may be subject to copyright.

AccessAvailable by appointment – http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/about/contact-us

NoteRelated External Collection: Museum Victoria Forrest Collection

Subjects

local19th & 20th century; Aboriginal culture; Noongar; Tools & weapons; Traditional life

aptAboriginal artefacts; Aboriginal culture; Aboriginal peoples (Australians); Tools

scotAboriginal peoples; Artefacts; Indigenous Australian peoples; Tools

pontClothing; Tools; Weapons

Coverage Spatial

TextWestern Australia; York; Perth; Bunbury; Arthur River; Pinjarra; south-west

Coverage Temporal

From1830

To1940

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:42

Date Created in MME2011-03-24 17:27