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Bolong-Bolong E097482
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/bolong-bolong/This cloth belongs to a special category of open-work textile usually worn as a ceremonial chest wrapper, shoulder cloth or head cloth, and known as tirtanadi, rangrang or bolong-bolong.
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Sacred textiles, uncut warp (wangsul usap rai) depicting gods of love and Nagas
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/sacred-textiles/These ritual textiles have been made using undyed and handspun cotton, and are decorated with a drawing in black ink.
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Tokelauan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/tokelau/Tokelauans are master Tautai (fishermen). They maintain traditional fishing practices that are deeply connected to their atoll environment, lunar calendar and fish migration patterns.
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Sāmoan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/samoa/Faʻasāmoa, the Sāmoan way, is central to preserving the cultural identity of fishing across the islands.
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Niuean fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/niue/Learn how Niuean's have developed specific methods to fish in sustainable and accessible ways to maintain cultural fishing practices.
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Cook Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/cook-islands/Learn about the traditional fishing techniques used across the Cook Islands that relied on natural materials such as fibres, wood, bones and shells for crafting hooks and nets.
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Weet weets
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/weet-weets-general-/Weet weets were designed to be thrown over long distances, and when thrown, would make hopping movements across the ground.
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Chimu Pottery and its meaning
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/chimu-pottery-and-its-meaning/Black and mass produced with maritime motives.
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Chimu State
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/chimu-state/Peruvian connections in the Museum’s holdings.
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Faience in Egyptian Culture
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/faience-in-egyptian-culture/A dazzling history of a special ceramic material.
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