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Encounters : revealing stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects from the British Museum
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Encounters : revealing stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects from the British Museum

by National Museum of Australia

Published for a National Museum of Australia exhibition, this volume documents historic objects from settler-Indigenous encounters alongside contemporary works. It incorporates First Peoples' voices to examine the ongoing cultural significance of these artefacts.

Accession 36700 ISBN 9781921953262 Publisher National Museum of Australia Press
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