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Australia Day and the war canoe
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/australia-day-and-the-war-canoe/The first national Australia Day was held 100 years ago and involved, among other things, a war canoe from the Solomon Islands.
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Tuvaluan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/tuvalu/Tuvalu consists of three reef islands and six atolls; the ocean and fishing has been the life source of the people for centuries.
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Tongan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/tonga/Fishing in Tonga has been integral to the culture and livelihood of its people for centuries. Tonga's location provides abundant opportunities for fishing; and fishing methods have been passed down through generations.
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Nauruan fish hook
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/nauru/Nauru is a coral limestone island surrounded by a coral reef and fishing is essential to daily life. Nauruans practiced the farming of ibiya (milkfish) long before European contact.
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Caroline Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/caroline-islands/The Caroline Islands are an archipelago of small islands scattered across the western Pacific Ocean. Across these islands, many different forms of traditional fishing knowledge is shared.
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Tahitian Taumi - Warrior’s Breastplates
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/tahitian-taumi-warriors-breastplates/Gorgets collected by Captain James Cook during his three voyages to the Pacific Islands.
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Nau mai Haere mai ki te maumahara koutou te ra o Waitangi
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/waitangi-day-2022/This Waitangi Day, the Australian Museum celebrates Maori culture and artistry by looking at some of the Aotearoan objects on display.
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Pacific Collection
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/The Kingdom of Tonga is a monarchy located in the South Pacific, and the Australian Museum is the caretaker of 582 Tongan cultural objects known as Koloa Faka-Tonga, which hold traditional and ceremonial significance, and are ranked according to their value and function in Tongan society.
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Spirit Faces
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/melanesian/spirit-faces/Across cultures and history, the face has been bestowed with incredible importance and power. Faces have been used to express cultural and spiritual beliefs, create identities and transform personalities.
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Pacific Cultural Collection Advisory Panel
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/pacific-advisory-panel/Providing advice on the strategic direction of the Australian Museum’s Pacific Collection.
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