Image Gallery: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection

The collection reflects the culture of Indigenous Australians in the two hundred years after the British colony was established in Sydney in 1788.

Animal figure E017383-009 Animal figure E017383-009
Mask B006185 Mask B006185
Basket E010157 Basket E010157
Basket E045748 Basket E045748
Shield E004124 Shield E004124
Shield E053974-002 Shield E053974-002
Mask E007888 Mask E007888
Mask E017514 Mask E017514
Arm ornament E045776 Arm ornament E045776
Forehead ornament E014560 Forehead ornament E014560
Spear thrower E059488-001 Spear thrower E059488-001
Basket E002821 Basket E002821
Crocodile Mask from Torres Strait E17339 Crocodile Mask from Torres Strait E17339
Basket E045742 Basket E045742
Scraper E060991 Scraper E060991
Firesticks in sheath E005254 Firesticks in sheath E005254
Emu egg E085855 Emu egg E085855
E076963 Club E076963 Club
Bark painting E049220 Bark painting E049220
Glass spear head E033466 Glass spear head E033466