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Survival and revival of the string figures of Yirrkala
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/survival-and-revival-of-the-string-figures-of-yirrkala/String figures, or Matjka-wuma, are patterns or designs made on the hands with a loop of string.
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The search for the hunting boomerang
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/the-search-for-the-hunting-boomerang/The good hunting boomerang was developed through brain-storming and experimentation, with prudent eyes seeking universality and balance.
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Balls
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/balls/Balls used for throwing, catching and kicking games were made from varying materials.
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Rattles
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/toys-for-infants/There aren't many records of toys used by infant children in Aboriginal culture.
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Toy Boomerangs
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/toy-boomerangs1/There are two toy boomerangs in our collection.
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Dance boards by Emma Nungarrayi, 1970s and 1980s
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/dance-boards-by-emma-nungarrayi-1970s-and-80s/Dance boards by Emma Nungarrayi, 1970s and 1980s
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Toy spears, spearthrowers and targets
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/toy-spears-general/Our collection includes various items that were used both for fun and as training instruments for adult life.
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Crocodile mask from the Torres Strait Islands
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/crocodile-mask-from-the-torres-strait-islands/Turtle shell masks from the Torres Strait Islands.
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Piracy by Tony Albert
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/Piracy-by-Tony-Albert/A newly acquired work by Girramay, Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert shifts our perspective on what we choose to commemorate.
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Thin Ice VR
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2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
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