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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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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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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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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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Laura McBride
https://australian.museum/get-involved/staff-profiles/laura-mcbride/Laura McBride is a Wailwan and Kooma woman and Director, First Nations at the Australian Museum.
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My Museum – Laura McBride
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/my-museum-laura-mcbride/'My Museum' is an ongoing column in Explore magazine that gives Australian Museum staff members the opportunity to introduce themselves, their work and their worlds. This edition gives the reins to Laura McBride, curator of Unsettled and newly appointed Director, First Nations
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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