Torres Strait Dhari, 2001

Torres Strait dhari, 2001

Location

Erub Island,Torres Strait
Australia
QE12725
Queensland Museum
Brisbane
1 January 2001
23 November 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Erub Island,Torres Strait
Australia
Dimensions
630mm
570mm
15mm

Drum from Saibai Island, Torres Strait, c1950s

Drum from Saibai Island, Torres Strait, c1950s

Location

Saibai Island Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
QE5029
Queensland Museum
Made in Western Province, Papua New Guinea, used on Saibai Island, Torres Strait
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Saibai Island Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
Dimensions
710mm
130mm
130mm

Shark dance headdress, 1989

Shark dance headdress, 1989        

Locations

Erub Island, Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
Cairns, QLD
Australia
16° 55' 24.2364" S, 145° 46' 25.8636" E
QE12721
Queensland Museum
Cairns, Queensland
1 January 1989
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Erub Island, Torres Strait, QLD
Australia
Cairns, QLD
Australia
16° 55' 24.2364" S, 145° 46' 25.8636" E
Dimensions
660mm
650mm
260mm

Torres Strait Islander dance headdress

Location

Australia
28 October 2010

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Australia

Tjapukai Cultural Centre, Cairns

Tjapukai Cultural Centre Cairns, QLD
Australia
1 January 2008
8 October 2010
8 October 2010

Location

Tjapukai Cultural Centre Cairns, QLD
Australia

Courtesy of Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Cairns.

Kuranda Village

Kuranda, QLD
Australia
8 October 2010
8 October 2010

Location

Kuranda, QLD
Australia

Copyright © Rosemarie Rusch, Collection of Rosita Henry

Map of Kuranda Village by Rosemarie Rusch. Collection of Rosita Henry

Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival

Laura, QLD
Australia
1 January 2009
8 October 2010
8 October 2010

Location

Laura, QLD
Australia

Copyright © Rurik Henry, Collection of Rosita Henry

Shared memories of places form the threads that people everywhere use to weave their lives and histories together.

Palm Island Dancers, 1930. Collection of John Oxley Library. The photographer has positioned visiting white tourists at centre stage. 

Collection of John Oxley Library

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