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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Collections

The Australian Museum holds about 40,000 ethnographic objects and approximately one million archaeological items representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia in its collections.

The Museum also holds collections of Aboriginal human remains and secret/sacred material. The human remains and secret/sacred collections are stored separately and access to them is restricted. The Australian Museum has developed policy for the issues involved in the management of the Australian Indigenous collections.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ethnographic Collections
• Aboriginal Archaeological Collections
• Aboriginal Human Remains Collections
• Aboriginal Secret/Sacred Collections
• Important Information about Archaeological Material

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