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Tabua and whale tooth ornaments from Fiji
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/melanesian/tabua-whale-tooth-ornaments-fiji/The Museum has range of tabua from Fiji. Tabua are highly significant objects in traditional Fijian society.
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In the field: Asaro Mud Men Clay Mask Acquisition project
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/in-the-field-asaro-mud-men-clay-mask-acquisition-project/AM Collections Officer Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman takes us high into the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea to meet the Asaro Mud Men.
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Brian Robinson
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/brian-robinson/Linking Melanesian Art and Culture.
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Culture change
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/culture-change/The 20th anniversary in June 2012 of the Mabo decision overturning terra nullius in Australia has justifiably been marked and celebrated.
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Asaro collection from Papua New Guinea
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/asaro-collection/Explore the culture surrounding the Mud Men of Asaro, from the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
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Spirit Faces
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/melanesian/spirit-faces/Across cultures and history, the face has been bestowed with incredible importance and power. Faces have been used to express cultural and spiritual beliefs, create identities and transform personalities.
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AMplify ep 21: Live Night Talk on Asaro Mud Masks from Papua New Guinea
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amplify-ep-21-live-night-talk-on-asaro-mud-masks-from-papua-new-guinea/A distinguished panel explore the cultural significance and museum acquisition of Asaro Mud Men Masks.
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Our Global Neighbours: Stranded in Melanesia in WW I
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/our-global-neighbours-stranded-in-melanesia-in-ww-i/How the virtual prisoner of the Great War found new directions in anthropology.
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Natural glass used for chopping tools in ancient Papua New Guinea
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/amri-natural-glass-used-for-chopping-tools/Axes made of glass were used to chop wood over 3000 years ago in Papua New Guinea.
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What is an Asaro Mud Mask?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/what-is-an-asaro-mud-mask/The Australian Museum has commissioned the creation of five Asaro Mud Masks to be held in the Cultural Collection.
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