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Using archaeological perspectives to uncover indigenous perspectives on the colonial process in PNG

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Saturday 14 November – Australian Museum via William Street new entrance 10:00 am registration, 10:30 OAS AGM, 11:00 Dr Robin Torrence (see below), 12 Noon close, 1:00pm Lunch at Sky Phoenix in the city. Bookings essential. Dr. Robin Torrence, Senior Principal Research Scientist – Geosciences and Archaeology, Australian Museum, wil be presenting a talk on: […]

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor – Part II

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By Barry Craig. Continued from the last edition of the OAS Journal In a previous issue of the OAS Newsletter, I provided an introduction to the WW1 military collectors and the collections of things that came to the South Australian Museum. In this issue I provide a sample of the biography and collections of Arnold […]

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OAS is pleased to report on a significant gift of West Papuan material to the Australian Museum this year by Todd Barlin

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Earlier this year Todd Barlin was contacted by Keren Ruki and Stephen Alderton from the Australian Museum in Sydney to tell him that some Asmat & Mimika pieces acquired from him would soon be displayed in their new Pacific Spirits exhibition. Todd was thrilled, as he had not seen those artworks since 1993. He had […]

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Tribal Art London, 2 – 5 September 2015

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Up until the early 1990s Great Britain had quite a number of tribal art dealers, auction houses ran specialist sales and London was central to collecting tribal art. International shifts in the art market moved this centre to New York. Now, for many, Paris is seen to be the centre for tribal art however, there […]

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Myth & Magic: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea

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Myth & Magic: Art of the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, by Crispin Howarth Reviewed by Peter McCabe The National Gallery of Australia published this book in association with its Sepik exhibit held from August to November 2015. The book is largely written and edited by the Curator of the exhibit, Crispin Howarth, but also […]

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A New Era Begins for the PNG Museum and Art Gallery

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In an exciting new development, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, opened “Built on Culture: the Art of Papua New Guinea, celebrating 40 years of PNG Independence” on 14th September this year at the National Museum and Art Gallery of Papua New Guinea. This exhibition is the first result of the Twinning […]

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A Brief History of the Sepik (continued)

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Although the Sepik District became increasingly important as a source of labour – with a corresponding increase in the activities of labour recruiters in uncontrolled areas – no steps were taken before 1918 to extend government control. In that year two German labour recruiters were killed by villagers inland from Aitape and although the actions […]

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‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor’: The World War One Military Collections from German New Guinea in the South Australian Museum

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Gentleman, Apothecary, Ploughboy, Thief . . . Army, Navy, Medicine, Law, Church, Nobility, Nothing at all. By Barry Craig Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914 and on 12 August, an Australian naval force entered Blanche Bay and disabled the German telephone services at Rabaul and Herbertshöhe. Recruitment for […]

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