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Thancoupie (Thanakupi) the Potter (1937-2011)
Pots, stoneware, hand built, carved, oxide decoration, gas fired, reduced, with an ash glaze, Thancoupie, Trinity Bay, Queensland, Australia, 1984. Collection: Powerhouse Museum Dr. Thancoupie Gloria...
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Indigenous art as part of the Paralympic Games in Sydney
Coolamon, wood/acrylic paint, crafted by Gavin Flick and Jai Rose, painted by Alanna Rose, used at medal presentation ceremonies, Paralympic Games, Sydney, 2000 Indigenous artist, Gavin Flick, his son,...
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Guns n Gold Rushes: arms in colonial New South Wales
H6741 Revolver, pinfire, Navy, colt, America, c. 1870.(OF). Thuers conversion, 6 chamber revolver, No. 207161. Calibre .36 2010/31/1 Set of assaying equipment, weights (8) and wooden storage box,...
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NAIDOC Week 6-13 July 2014
P3188 Photographic prints, (4), aboriginal carvings, Cowan’s Creek, Bantry Bay, Mossman’s Bay, Australia, C1890. Collection: Powerhouse Museum. The Powerhouse Museum has an amazing range of Australian...
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Samurai Fish Brooch by Sheridan Kennedy: A Fine Possession
2013/80/1 Brooch, ‘Samurai Fish’, sterling silver / stainless steel, designed and made by Sheridan Kennedy, Sydney, 2005. Collection: MAAS. Purchased with funds from the Yasuko Myer Bequest, 2013 One...
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A Star is Named: Eddie Mabo honoured in star dedication
MAAS Director, Rose Hiscock with Eddie Mabo’s daughter, Gail Mabo, at the Sydney Observatory. Photograph by Jayne Ion. For NAIDOC Week 2015, Luke Briscoe of National Indigenous TV (NITV) writes about...
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Shirley Martin: Australian industrial designer
Olympic Games towel designed by Shirley de Vocht for Dri-Glo Towels, Sydney, 1956, MAAS collection, 2002/88/8 Shirley Martin was a female industrial designer based in Sydney who had a long and...
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Indigenous art as part of the Paralympic Games in Sydney
Coolamon, wood/acrylic paint, crafted by Gavin Flick and Jai Rose, painted by Alanna Rose, used at medal presentation ceremonies, Paralympic Games, Sydney, 2000 Indigenous artist, Gavin Flick, his son,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Guns n Gold Rushes: arms in colonial New South Wales
H6741 Revolver, pinfire, Navy, colt, America, c. 1870.(OF). Thuers conversion, 6 chamber revolver, No. 207161. Calibre .36 2010/31/1 Set of assaying equipment, weights (8) and wooden storage box,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NAIDOC Week 6-13 July 2014
P3188 Photographic prints, (4), aboriginal carvings, Cowan’s Creek, Bantry Bay, Mossman’s Bay, Australia, C1890. Collection: Powerhouse Museum. The Powerhouse Museum has an amazing range of Australian...
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Samurai Fish Brooch by Sheridan Kennedy: A Fine Possession
2013/80/1 Brooch, ‘Samurai Fish’, sterling silver / stainless steel, designed and made by Sheridan Kennedy, Sydney, 2005. Collection: MAAS. Purchased with funds from the Yasuko Myer Bequest, 2013 One...
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A Star is Named: Eddie Mabo honoured in star dedication
MAAS Director, Rose Hiscock with Eddie Mabo’s daughter, Gail Mabo, at the Sydney Observatory. Photograph by Jayne Ion. For NAIDOC Week 2015, Luke Briscoe of National Indigenous TV (NITV) writes about...
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Shirley Martin: Australian industrial designer
Olympic Games towel designed by Shirley de Vocht for Dri-Glo Towels, Sydney, 1956, MAAS collection, 2002/88/8 Shirley Martin was a female industrial designer based in Sydney who had a long and...
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FASTENING AFFRAY – How a Victorian wedding bodice became fully buttoned up
Clothes we wear embody a past no matter how old or new they are. An intriguing Victorian wedding dress made of silk taffeta was selected for Love Is … Australian Wedding Fashion. This mulberry coloured...
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Collection: celebrating culture
Artwork, proposed Australian flag, ochre/acrylic binder on paper, Rover ‘Joolama’ Thomas, 1996. Museum of Applied Art and Sciences, Sydney. 98/101/10 During 2017, we reflect on two key milestones in...
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The Mystery of Mrs Janet McDonald
Detail of wedding gown worn by Mrs Janet McDonald, silk taffeta, Australia, c. 1887 (Registration number: 86/648). Image: Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Even today, the government administers...
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Artist Albert Namitjira born on this day 115 years ago
View of Icons exhibition at MAAS (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences) Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. As part of our tribute to Black History Month, we acknowledge that on this day, 115 years ago,...
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Thancoupie (Thanakupi) the Potter (1937-2011)
Pots, stoneware, hand built, carved, oxide decoration, gas fired, reduced, with an ash glaze, Thancoupie, Trinity Bay, Queensland, Australia, 1984. Collection: Powerhouse Museum Dr. Thancoupie Gloria...
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