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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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Leilira blades from Arnhem Land
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/leilira-blades-from-arnhem-land/These are five long stone blades with sharp edges, known by archaeologists as Leilira blades.
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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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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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Spinning top from Cape York, pre-1900
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/indigenous-spinning-top-from-cape-york-pre-1900/Aboriginal toys in the collection include theses spinning top from northern Queensland.
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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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Burra
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/burra/Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.
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Wansolmoana
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/wansolmoana/Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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