Encounters : revealing stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects from the British Museum / National Museum of Australia.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Canberra, ACT : National Museum of Australia Press, 2015.
Description
240 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

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    Summary note
    This book is published to accompany a groundbreaking exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, in which rare historic objects collected during encounters between settlers and first peoples are displayed alongside more recent artworks and artefacts made in the communities of origin. Encounters provides a stunning visual record of these objects, most of which are displayed in Australia for the first time since they were collected. But, more importantly, it frames the objects with the voices of the people whose ancestors first made and used them. In doing so, it reveals how these objects are not just a glimpse of lives past, but continue to be embraced by living cultures today.
    Notes
    Published to accompany the exhibition held at the National Museum of Australia, November 27, 2015 to March 28, 2016.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references.
    ISBN
    • 9781921953262
    • 1921953268
    LCCN
    2015513820
    OCLC
    922035569
    RCP
    C - S
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