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The Hedley and McCulloch Collection: Torres Strait 1907
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/the-headley-and-mcculloch-collection-torres-strait-1907/Between 29 August and 4 October 1907 Charles Hedley and Alan R. McCulloch collected 167 objects, mostly from Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait.
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Lamak: A bridge between worlds
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/lamak/Lamak are long rectangular shrine hangings which drape vertically down the front of a shrine or alter and one of the most common objects seen accompanying offers made by the Balinese people.
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Gold-leaf textile (kain prada) E097451
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/gold-leaf-textile/This striking gold leaf piece features a boldly drawn pattern of lotus blossoms ‘padma’, amidst a pattern of tendrils and leaves.
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Ceremonial waist sash (sabut songket) with repeating demonic face E097446
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/ceremonial-waist-sash/This ceremonial waist sash is an exquisite and refined example of the gold and silk thread textiles associated with the Balinese royalty.
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Narrative embroidered cloth (ider-ider) with scene from Ramayana E097487
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/narrative-embroidered-cloth/This long narrow embroidered cloth was created as a valance to hang around the eaves of a temple or shrine It was made using an embroidery technique associated with the area of Negara, the capital of Jembrana district, in the west of Bali.
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Funerary mask from Abydos - 4th century BCE
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/ancient-egyptian/funerary-masks-abydos/In 1912 The Australian Museum acquired a set of cartonnage body masks from from Abydos from tomb 422, opened by Thomas Eric Peet an archaeologist and future academic at the University of Oxford.
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Marshall Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/marshall-islands/The remote Marshall Islands have fostered a variety of traditional fishing methods, involving many people (ekkonaak, alele), groups (kottoor, jabuk, ittuur), or individuals (tuwa, eojjaak, urok).
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I-Kiribati fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/kiribati/Traditional fishing practices in Kiribati, especially on the outer islands, continue to thrive. The ocean, seen as a vital source of sustenance and a connection to culture, has profoundly influenced I-Kiribati people.
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Fijian fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/fiji/Traditional fishing in Fiji is practiced by both men and women who each have specific roles. As with many Pacific islands, the ocean is a life source and deeply tied to spiritual and cultural practices.
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Solomon Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/solomon-islands/The Solomon Islands has many unique and specialised traditional fishing techniques that have been developed and refined over centuries.
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