Image Gallery: Indigenous Australian Objects

Discover unique objects from around Australia. Toys, tools, decorative and ceremonial artefacts from the Australian Museum's Indigenous collection up close and in detail.
 

Widow's cap (or mourning cap) Widow's cap (or mourning cap)
Aboriginal wooden container, NSW Aboriginal wooden container, NSW
Aboriginal grinding stone, NSW Aboriginal grinding stone, NSW
Aboriginal bark painting, Arnhem Land Aboriginal bark painting, Arnhem Land
Carved Emu Egg - Badger Bates Echidna Side 1 Carved Emu Egg - Badger Bates Echidna Side 1
Wooden shield made by the Kuku Yalanji people Wooden shield made by the Kuku Yalanji people
Fish-hooks Fish-hooks
Multipurpose Indigenous shovel Multipurpose Indigenous shovel
Indigenous Leilira stone blades Indigenous Leilira stone blades
Wallaby trap woven from lawyer cane Wallaby trap woven from lawyer cane
Dilly bag from Queensland Dilly bag from Queensland
Water carrier made from the skin of a wallaby Water carrier made from the skin of a wallaby
Hafted stone axe Hafted stone axe
Indigenous toy propellers Indigenous toy propellers
Breastplate - Cora Gooseberry Breastplate - Cora Gooseberry
Aboriginal spinning top, Cape York, Queensland Aboriginal spinning top, Cape York, Queensland
Aboriginal rock engraving of an echidna Aboriginal rock engraving of an echidna
Aboriginal cross boomerang, Queensland Aboriginal cross boomerang, Queensland
Two wooden dance boards from Papunya Two wooden dance boards from Papunya
Crocodile Mask from Torres Strait E17339 Crocodile Mask from Torres Strait E17339