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

Record no:

70988

Call no:

C/572.994 ENC

Author:

National Museum of Australia ; Coates, Ian ; Arthur, Jay

Publisher:

Canberra: National Museum of Australia

Year:

2015

Description:

240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map, ports. ; 30 cm.

Subject:

Australian Aborigines - Arts - Exhibitions;
Australian Aborigines - Antiquities - Exhibitions;
National Museum of Australia - Exhibitions;
British Museum - Exhibitions;
Torres Strait Islanders - Antiquities - Exhibitions;

Isbn:

9781921953262

Notes:

Published to accompany the exhibition held at The National Museum of Australia, 27 November 2015 to 28 March, 2016.
Project concept and lead curator: Ian Coates.
Lead curator: Jay Arthur.

Type:

Book

Abstract:

An exhibition of objects collected during encounters between settlers and first peoples are displayed alongside more recent artworks and artefacts made in the communities of origin, provides a stunning visual record of these objects, most of which are

displayed in Australia for the first time since they were collected.

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Albany	Western Australian Museum	C/572.994 ENC	On Shelf
2		Main Library	Western Australian Museum	C/572.994 ENC	On Shelf