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Pair of applique lamak E097503 & E097504
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/pair-applique-lamak/These long, rectangular cloths ‘lamak’ are designed to drape vertically down the front of a temple shrine or altar, with the top section folded over or attached to the shelf of the shrine as an underlay for offerings.
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Ritual silk cloth (kain cepuk) E097448
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/ritual-silk-cloth/This textile belongs to a category of ritual cloths known as cepuk and are made by a method of patterning known as weft-ikat ‘endek’ which involves dyeing the weft threads with a pattern before the textile itself is woven.
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Ceremonial textile (geringsing) E097472
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/ceremonial-textile/Geringsing cloths are made using the double ikat method, a demanding process requiring both the warp and weft threads to be bound and dyed so that when woven together they match up to form the design.
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Māori fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/maori/Fishing holds profound significance in Te Ao Māori, the Māori world, as evidenced by its creation story.
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Kwa-guilth Pole: British Columbia, Canada
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/kwa-guilth-pole-british-columbia-canada/Western Red Cedar pole of the Kwa-guilth people from British Colombia.
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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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Daha Ata Sanniya Masks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/daha-ata-sanniya-masks/Ancient dance ritual in Sinhalese culture of Sri Lanka.
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Chimu Pottery from Cayalti, Peru
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/chimu-pottery-from-cayalti-peru/In 1910 the Australian Museum purchased 54 Peruvian pots from Mr Thomas Colston.
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The Light of Immortality
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/the-light-of-immortality/Symbolism of faience in ancient Egypt.
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Chinese Scroll Painting H533
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/chinese/chinese-scroll-painting-h533/Buddhist devotion in image and words.
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