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Contemporary toys made from recycled materials
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/contemporary-toys/There are some interesting modern toys in the collection which are very different to those previously collected.
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Dolls
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/indigenous-australian-dolls/Dolls were used for amusement, but also as a way of showing how to care for young children and understand family groupings.
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Bags, baskets and containers
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/bags-baskets-and-containers/Bags, baskets and other small containers were commonly used by children.
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Toy bows and arrows
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/aboriginal-toys/toy-boomerangs/Toy bows and arrows were not common, but we have several examples of these in our collection.
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First Nations storytelling
https://australian.museum/publications/birds-storybox/first-nations-storytelling/Australia’s birds play many symbolic roles in First Nations cultures. As carriers of story, they teach us how to live in connection with other living beings.
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Mervyn Bishop
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/mervyn-bishop/The Sydney Elders portrait collection was taken by renowned Aboriginal photographer, Mervyn Bishop.
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The “pygmy” myth debunked
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/debunking-australian-pygmy-people-myth/The “pygmy” myth is often used to dismiss the rightful place of Aboriginal peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. In this article, we challenge the myth and the assumptions behind it.
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Christine Donnelly
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/christine-donnelly/Christine is the founder of the Aboriginal Dance Theatre in Redfern, which opened in 1979 and she is currently the CEO.
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Dulcie Flower AM
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/dulcie-flower/Dulcie Flower is a Miri woman of the Meriam Nation from the Torres Strait Islands who was born in Cairns.
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Eric Robinson
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/eric-robinson/Eric is a valued member of the Babana Aboriginal Men’s Group in Redfern where he is regarded as the honorary Elder.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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