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Aboriginal toys
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/

Toys were designed to amuse and educate children, and also to prepare them for adulthood. The toys in our collection were acquired between 1885 and 2018, and are made from various materials.

Published 02 November 2018

Aboriginal toys
Bark stingray toys
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/bark-stingray-toys/

Our collection includes two toys made from bark, cut in the shape of a stingray.

Published 04 September 2017

First Nations toys toy
Toy 'kundi kundi'
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/toy-kundi-kundi/

In our collection is a toy called a kundi kundi, which is from Boulia in Queensland

Published 08 May 2017

First Nations toys toy
Spinning tops
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/spinning-topsgeneral/

We have 15 spinning tops in our collection from Queensland and the Torres Strait. The earliest from Queensland date from 1894 to 1905.

Published 11 November 2018

First Nations toys toy
Propeller toy
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/propeller-toy/

Our collection has one wooden toy propeller from Yirrkala in the Northern Territory.

Published 11 November 2018

First Nations toys toy
Leaf games from Yuendumu
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/leaf-game/

In Yuendumu in the Northern Territory leaves are used in a leaf game.

Published 11 November 2018

First Nations toys games toy
Weet weets
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/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.

Published 07 August 2015

First Nations toys toy
Pandanus toys
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/pandanusmade-toys/

We have numerous toys in our collection which are made from pandanus.

Published 23 July 2018

First Nations toys toy
Contemporary toys made from recycled materials
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/contemporary-toys/

There are some interesting modern toys in the collection which are very different to those previously collected.

Published 11 November 2018

First Nations toys toy
Dolls
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/aboriginal-toys/indigenous-australian-dolls/

Dolls were used for amusement, but also as a way of showing how to care for young children and understand family groupings.

Published 11 November 2018

First Nations toys toy

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