International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is observed on 9 August each year. Today, I thought I would profile one of my favourite works from our current exhibition…
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Thursday 9 August 2012
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Wednesday 9 May 2012
Another art history
These works are representative of many of the cultural groups within Queensland and reflect the diverse artistic heritages of Aboriginal peoples from this state. The work shown here epitomises the group and provides…
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Tuesday 13 March 2012
Across Country
Fire-sticks and fire-stick-figures or fire-boards are among the most important objects from Aboriginal Australia as they provided fire and enabled people to hunt, cook, eat, warm themselves and survive. Fire also played a…
