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Fijian fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/fiji/Traditional fishing in Fiji is practiced by both men and women who each have specific roles. As with many Pacific islands, the ocean is a life source and deeply tied to spiritual and cultural practices.
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Solomon Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/solomon-islands/The Solomon Islands has many unique and specialised traditional fishing techniques that have been developed and refined over centuries.
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Tahitian fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/tahiti/In Tahiti, traditional stone fishing serves as a unifying activity for entire villages and, at times, entire islands.
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Federated States of Micronesia fish hook
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/fish-hooks/federated-states-micronesia/The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is comprised of four states, Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap. Each state has its own unique traditional fishing practices.
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Melanesian collections
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/melanesian/The Melanesian cultural area is the nearest neighbour of Australian and the museum holds a significant collection of cultural material from Melanesian nations.
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Pacific Cultural Collection Advisory Panel
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/pacific-advisory-panel/Providing advice on the strategic direction of the Australian Museum’s Pacific Collection.
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New Pasifika Gallery community survey
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/pacific-gallery-survey/Share with us your ideas for our new Pasifika Gallery space at the Australian Museum.
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Waitangi Day and the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/maori/waitangi-day-and-the-australian-museum/To celebrate this significant day, the AM is proud to share some of its 1000 Maori ethnographic objects
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Spirit Faces
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/melanesian/spirit-faces/Across cultures and history, the face has been bestowed with incredible importance and power. Faces have been used to express cultural and spiritual beliefs, create identities and transform personalities.
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Tokelauan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pasifika-collections/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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