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Jakaka is an Aboriginal word meaning “kangaroo” Jikaka authentic
art directly benefit Aboriginal artists. Authentic Aboriginal art tells the stories of desert and costal tribes who have lived on the Australian continent for more than 40,000 years. Their corroboree ceremonies trace the ancient Dreamtime journeys of kangaroo spirit ancestors, as they travel the vast Australian landscape.
Size 44 cm L x 40 cm W
Colours vary!
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Kangaroo 12 pc Puzzle
Kangaroo 12 pc Puzzle
The original painting is held in private collection in Sydney, Australia. It artwork is a celebration of the “Hands Across Australia” event held in 1984. The open hand is the indigenous symbol of friendship. In Campbell’s writings, he stated that the artwork symbolised the eternal link of black & white people under the spirit of the Creation Ancestors of this land. He chose the spirit represented by the kangaroo dreaming, as it was a symbol of unity for all Australians.
The kangaroo is Australia’s national animal. With over 500 various sub-species, they cover all corners of Australia. They are great survivors, able to cover massive distances and are both a placid and yet dominant animal. As a herbivore they eat only plant life. The hands are the symbol of friendship and unity. It is vision of the brave, enduring Australian spirit!
Artist: Robert Campbell JR
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Lorikeet Puppet
Lorikeet Puppet
Loriini is a tribe of small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their specialized brush-tipped tongues for feeding on nectar of various blossoms and soft fruits, preferably berries. The species form a monophyletic group within the parrot family Psittacidae. The group consist of the lories and lorikeets. Wikipedia
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Menagerie A Wildlife Game
An excellent fun, family game of chance and strategy that teaches the players about the diversity of Australian wildlife, where and how the animals live and what factors affect their survival. There is 3 levels of difficulty to make the game enjoyable for all. The aim of Menagerie is to collect as many animals as you can for each habitat of your nature reserve and to protect them from the threats to their survival such as pollution, fire and feral animals. You will score points for each animal you have in your nature reserve and the first player/team to gain 100 points or more wins the game.
The game can be expanded with an Australian Menagerie ADD-ON with habitats in Tropical Rainforest, Australian Alps, Tasmania, Red Centre or Coral Reef that are available separately
- Suitable for children aged 6 years to adult
- 2-4 players
- Includes 44 animal cards featuring the Diamond Python, Echidna, Mallee Fowl, Green and Golden Bell Frog, Koala, Little Penguin, Platypus, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Superb Parrot, Yellow Footed Rock Wallaby, Wombat, Giant Freshwater Crayfish, Eastern Quoll, Orange -Bellied Parrot and Tasmanian Devil
- 3 copies of the Tasmanian Habitat playing board
- 5 Threat card and 5 Management Strategy Cards
- 3 Habitat game boards and playing instructions
- Designed in Australia and printed in Taiwan .
- For ages 5 to adult
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Message Stick Raw Wood
Message Stick Raw Wood
Please find below a collaborations of links on message sticks.
https://theconversation.com/what-are-message-sticks-senator-lidia-thorpe-continues-a-long-and-powerful-diplomatic-tradition-147674
https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/australasia-museums/australian-museums/museums-of-sydney/australian-museum/aboriginal-message-stick/
https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2012/11/06/message-sticks-rich-ways-of-weaving-aboriginal-cultures-into-the-australian-curriculum/
https://www.une.edu.au/connect/news/2021/09/race-to-decode-aboriginal-message-sticks
A message stick is a form of communication traditionally used by Indigenous Australians. … Traditionally, message sticks were passed between different clans and language groups to establish information and transmit messages. They were often used to invite neighbouring groups to corroborees, set-fights and ball games. Shape, wood varieties and colours vary.
Sizes range from 20-30 cm L & 5-6 cm W
Made in Australia by Aboriginal people.
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Mini Emu Caller for Dot Painting
The one on show depicts what they look like once the children have painted them!
This is an Aboriginal hunting tool used to attract emus. Banging the smaller hollow end with the flat of their hand produced an unusual sound that aroused the emu's curiosity and lured it away from the nest so that the Aborigines could safely steal the emu eggs. Made the same way as a didgeridoo.
Made by Aboriginal people residing in NSW
Size :between 3-4 cm L
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Namarrkon The Lightning Man
“The sacred site of Namarrkon, the Lightning Spirit for the Kunwinjku people…is about fifty-six kilometres (thirty-five miles) away to the east of Nimbuwah rock, which towers into the sky from the surrounding plains. It is here that Namarrkon dwells throughout the dry season. Sometimes he assumes the form of a grasshopper to forage for food among the cabbage tree palms and bush shrubs growing nearby. He is also said to have created ‘aljurr’, (Leichhardt’s grasshopper) who goes looking for Namarrkon during electrical storms……
Suggested learning activities: Create your own Dreaming story using your favourite insect as the main character. How do they represent a natural phenomenon such as the weather? How do they utilise this phenomenon to carry out their story? (a Dreaming story could correspond to another tribal legend of creation from the various indigenous groups from around the world) create a narrative about nature e.g., storms, floods, rain, hail, fire, rivers etc inspired by some of the dreamtime stories. Explain in your own words what the dreamtime perspective of lighting is. How is this different or similar to your understanding of lightning?
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Raw Wood Pen Holder
Raw Wood Pen Holder
Raw wood pen holders are ready for dot painting, they make great gifts for the children to decorate for parents or other family members. Combine these with a mix of the Aboriginal Mini Artifacts for a Naidoc week activity. They are made from recycled pallet timber! great for sustainability.
They are made in Australia by Aboriginal people.
size 4 cm H x 9 cm dia
Raw Wood T Light Candle Holder
Raw wood T light candle holders are ready for dot painting, they make great gifts for the children to decorate for parents or other family members. Combine these with a mix of the Aboriginal Mini Artifacts for a Naidoc week activity. They are made from recycled pallet timber! great for sustainability.
They are made in Australia by Aboriginal people.
size 7 cm H x 7 cm dia