Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Encounters at National Museum of Australia, our Elgin Marbles come home, Julie Power

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Encounters at National Museum of Australia

Julie Power

our Elgin Marbles come home

Describes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects from the British Museum which on display at the Encounters exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in December 2015; discusses acquistion; importance; cultural significance; significance to first contact and settlement history; includes information by Shayne Williams on Gweagal spears and the Gweagal shield taken by the James Cook expedition in 1770; Gary Murray on Djadja Wurrung bark etchings removed from the Djadja Wurrung people; includes report on June Oscar's speech at the British Museum early 2015; includes discussion on museum preservation and repatriation