Showing 146 items matching "aboriginal tools"
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Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic Material, Aboriginal Knapping Tools
... Aboriginal Knapping Tools...aboriginal...stone...tool...Aboriginal knapping tools....tools are used as for chipping away stone. Knapping is a fracture by striking the stone to be worked with or against another stone, or by use of a punch, thus purposely shaping the stone being worked or obtained desired flakes or fragmments. aboriginal stone tool knapping tools Aboriginal knapping tools. ...Knapping tools are used as for chipping away stone. Knapping is a fracture by striking the stone to be worked with or against another stone, or by use of a punch, thus purposely shaping the stone being worked or obtained desired flakes or fragmments. Aboriginal knapping tools.aboriginal, stone, tool, knapping tools -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Photograph
... ...aboriginal tools...Photograph of twenty-one Aboriginal Tools made from stones found on Phillip Island....One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history photography aboriginal tools black & white photograph John Jenner Bryant West Photograph of twenty-one Aboriginal Tools made from stones found on Phillip Island. ...One of a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandPhotograph of twenty-one Aboriginal Tools made from stones found on Phillip Island.local history, photography, aboriginal tools, black & white photograph, john jenner, bryant west -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic Material, Rock
... Rock held with Aboriginal tools...aboriginal stone Rock held with Aboriginal tools Rock Ethnographic Material ...Rock held with Aboriginal toolsaboriginal, stone -
Seaworks Maritime MuseumPlaque
... Wooden plaque with crest featuring red and silver posy and crown, at base of crest is Latin inscription and Aboriginal tools..."STUART/ SEMPER PARATUS" on reverse: "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" Wooden plaque with crest featuring red and silver posy and crown, at base of crest is Latin inscription and Aboriginal tools Plaque ...Wooden plaque with crest featuring red and silver posy and crown, at base of crest is Latin inscription and Aboriginal tools"STUART/ SEMPER PARATUS" on reverse: "MADE IN GT BRITAIN" -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchPlaque - Shield - Navy, Shropshire, Floreat ambo, LEGA Pty Ltd, Circa 1990
... Also with upturned boomerang with crossed aboriginal "tools"....Also with upturned boomerang with crossed aboriginal "tools". Wooden shield with plastic fittings. ...Wooden shield with plastic fittings.Motto "Floreat Ambo". Emblem with Navy Crown with Lions head in the centre. Shropshire embossed over the navy Crown. Also with upturned boomerang with crossed aboriginal "tools". -
Embroiderers Guild, VictoriaTextile - Set of Four Australiana Table Mats, Mr Brian McHenry, 1920-40
... Machine stitchery of map of mainland Australia, with a kookaburra, a koala, a kangaroo, and aboriginal tools. Spoke stitched edge....Machine stitchery of map of mainland Australia, with a kookaburra, a koala, a kangaroo, and aboriginal tools. Spoke stitched edge. Textile Set of Four Australiana Table Mats Mr Brian McHenry ...Brian McHenry design, possibly embroidered by his wife.Set of four rectangular linen mats. Machine stitchery of map of mainland Australia, with a kookaburra, a koala, a kangaroo, and aboriginal tools. Spoke stitched edge.machine embroidery, mats, 1920-40, australia, australiana -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic, Advanced Stage Points and Scrapers
... aboriginal...tools...Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes. aboriginal tools stone tools stone flakes points scraper quartz flake tools quartzite silcrete flaking archaeology Stone points and scrapers at an advanced stage, some just need sharpening. ...Silcrete can create sharp flakes and has been an important material for stone tool making in Australia. Silcrete was commonly used and widespread. Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes.Stone points and scrapers at an advanced stage, some just need sharpening. Collection includes rocks of silcrete, quartz, and quartzite.aboriginal, tools, stone tools, stone, flakes, points, scraper, quartz, flake tools, quartzite, silcrete, flaking, archaeology -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Drawing
... ...aboriginal tools...One of several drawings included in a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history illustrations pen & ink aboriginal hand axe aboriginal tools John Jenner Bryant West Dr L Adam Black & White Pen drawing depicting three views of the same Aboriginal Hand Axe. ...One of several drawings included in a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandBlack & White Pen drawing depicting three views of the same Aboriginal Hand Axe. Drawn by Dr L Adam, University of Melbourne.local history, illustrations, pen & ink, aboriginal hand axe, aboriginal tools, john jenner, bryant west, dr l adam -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.Drawing
... ...aboriginal tools...One of several drawing included in a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip Island local history illustrations pen & ink aboriginal implement aboriginal tools Dr L Adam John Jenner Bryant West Black & White Pen drawing depicting three views of an Aboriginal Pebble Implement. ...One of several drawing included in a collection of over 400 photographs in an album commenced in 1960 and presented to the Phillip Island & Westernport Historical Society by the Shire of Phillip IslandBlack & White Pen drawing depicting three views of an Aboriginal Pebble Implement.local history, illustrations, pen & ink, aboriginal implement, aboriginal tools, dr l adam, john jenner, bryant west -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyRocks - Aboriginal x 3
... ...aboriginal tools...It is not known where they came from. rocks aboriginal tools kiewa valley 1. Dark grey rock with smooth surfaces and ridges with one flat side. ...These three rocks were given to KVHS on the understanding that they were Indigenous rocks used as tools.No knowledge of their origins.These rocks have been stored in the Kiewa Valley on the understanding that they are Indigenous tools. It is not known where they came from.1. Dark grey rock with smooth surfaces and ridges with one flat side. Size of an adult's hand 2. Grey rock with smooth surfaces and ridges with one flat side. Smaller than no. 1 3.Narrow dark grey rock with beige section on rounded side. One flat side and a sharp pointed end.rocks, aboriginal tools, kiewa valley -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Aboriginal Grinding Stone (lower section)
... aboriginal...aborigines...tools...grinding stone grind stone aboriginal aborigines tools flakes archaeology stone tools Lower section of a grinding stone, with 32 excess flakes. ...Lower section of a grinding stone, with 32 excess flakes. Evidence of green paint on the bottom section.grinding stone, grind stone, aboriginal, aborigines, tools, flakes, archaeology, stone tools -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural CentreBasalt Digging Stone
... ...aboriginal stone tools....Uncle Brien says this tool was used for collecting yabbies and mussles from water holes. Basalt digging stone Jaara aboriginal stone tools. ...Uncle Brien says this tool was used for collecting yabbies and mussles from water holes.This stone has been worked to a smooth curve around the edge , is flat on one side and curved on the other. The stone has 2 grooves carved on the blunt end for attaching a handle. This tool is similar to 0016.basalt digging stone, jaara, aboriginal stone tools. -
Bunjil Park Aboriginal Education & Cultural CentreBasalt Digging Stone
... ...aboriginal stone tools....This stone was attached to a handle and possibly used to collect yabbies and shellfish from water holes Basalt digging stone Jarra aboriginal stone tools A Basalt digging stone with a blunted edge shaped to a smooth curve. ....This stone was attached to a handle and possibly used to collect yabbies and shellfish from water holesA Basalt digging stone with a blunted edge shaped to a smooth curve. One side is flat and trhe other is convex. This item has 1 groove at the wide end for attaching a handle.basalt digging stone, jarra, aboriginal stone tools, -
Federation University Historical CollectionTool - Ethnographic, Aboriginal partly worked stone
... aboriginal...aborigines...stone tools...Silcrete and quartzite can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making by Aboriginal Australians...Silcrete and quartzite can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making by Aboriginal Australians stone aboriginal aborigines stone tools silcrete quartite flakes tools Twelve pieces of partially worked stone by Aboriginal people. ...Silcrete and quartzite can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making by Aboriginal AustraliansTwelve pieces of partially worked stone by Aboriginal people. Flakes or core, silcrete or quartzite. 8968.1 - Silcrete, pale material is anatase 8968.2 - Silcrete 8968.3 - Silcrete 8968.4 - Quartzite 8968.5 - Quartzite 8968.6 - Quartzite - heavily cemented on metamorphosed sandstone 8968.7 - Silcrete 8968.8 - Quartzite 8968.9 - Silcrete in sandy texture (others muddy texture) 8968.10 - Quartzite 8968.11 - Silcrete - part course, part fine, not neatly layered 8968 - 12 Silcrete - two textures - partly muddy, partly sandy stone, aboriginal, aborigines, stone tools, silcrete, quartite, flakes, tools -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Indigenous or First Nation Person at Carrs Plains with Traditional weapons. Demonstration of war weapons by Jardwadjali man, Jacky Cocooquine
... Indigenous or First Nation Person beside a large Red River Gum and next to a river (Richardson River) with aboriginal tools. Photo taken at Carrs Plains. Holford Wettenhall, took over as Protector when William Dennis left the Station. ...Indigenous or First Nation Person beside a large Red River Gum and next to a river (Richardson River) with aboriginal tools. Photo taken at Carrs Plains. Holford Wettenhall, took over as Protector when William Dennis left the Station. ...Indigenous or First Nation Person beside a large Red River Gum and next to a river (Richardson River) with aboriginal tools. Photo taken at Carrs Plains. Holford Wettenhall, took over as Protector when William Dennis left the Station. Observed during this time indigenous people mainly hunted possum. The last surviving indigenous people at Carrs Plains were moved to Lake Condah and Ebeneezer in 1870. Black and white photograph of a large River Red Gum, with a man standing holding a boomerang, killing stick and shield. Copyright Museum of Victoriastawell aboriginal portrait -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietyRock - Aboriginal
... Round edge stone with X ridges perhaps used by local Aboriginal people as a tool....Round edge stone with X ridges perhaps used by local Aboriginal people as a tool. Rock - Aboriginal ...Round edge stone with X ridges perhaps used by local Aboriginal people as a tool.X shaped ridge across stone.stone, aboriginal, rock -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Guide to Victorian Aboriginal collections in the Museum of Victoria, 1990
... Collections from the Museum of Victoria which show their holdings of arts and crafts by Victorian Aboriginal people. Includes tools, weapons, baskets, paintings and photos....social life and customs material culture catalogues Victorian history b&w photographs, b&w illustrations Collections from the Museum of Victoria which show their holdings of arts and crafts by Victorian Aboriginal people. Includes tools, weapons, baskets, paintings and photos. ...Collections from the Museum of Victoria which show their holdings of arts and crafts by Victorian Aboriginal people. Includes tools, weapons, baskets, paintings and photos.b&w photographs, b&w illustrationssocial life and customs, material culture, catalogues, victorian history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Helen Halling, From ochres to eel traps : Aboriginal science and technology resource guide for teachers, 1999
... Aboriginal social life and customs...stone tool...Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firesticks...art seasonal calendars Aboriginal social life and customs stone tool technology games and toys colour photographs, b&w illustrations, diagrams Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firesticks From ochres to eel traps : Aboriginal science and technology resource guide for teachers Book Helen Halling ...Art pigments Boomerangs Woomera Natural resins and gums Separation of poisons from edible plants Aboriginal bush foods Stone tool technology Aboriginal inventors Aboriginal bush medicine Specific uses of technology by a community Seasonal calendars Games and toys Firestickscolour photographs, b&w illustrations, diagramsart, seasonal calendars, aboriginal social life and customs, stone tool technology, games and toys -
Greensborough Historical SocietyPoster, Victoria. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Site identification mini poster (#1-2, 4-6, 8-10, 13-14), 2002
... Mini poster 1: Aboriginal scarred trees; 2 Aboriginal mounds; [3 missing]; 4 Aboriginal flaked stone tools; 5 Aboriginal burials; 6 Aboriginal surface scatters; [7 missing]; 8 Aboriginal ground-edge axes; 9 Aboriginal grinding stones; 10 Aboriginal stone arrangements; [11 missing]; 12 Aboriginal axe-grinding grooves; 13 Aboriginal coastal shell middens; 14 Aboriginal rock art....Mini poster 1: Aboriginal scarred trees; 2 Aboriginal mounds; [3 missing]; 4 Aboriginal flaked stone tools; 5 Aboriginal burials; 6 Aboriginal surface scatters; [7 missing]; 8 Aboriginal ground-edge axes; 9 Aboriginal grinding stones; 10 Aboriginal stone arrangements; [11 missing]; 12 Aboriginal axe-grinding grooves; 13 Aboriginal coastal shell middens; 14 Aboriginal rock art. aborigines - victoria aboriginal affairs victoria 11 parts of incomplete set, each two sided, text and photographs Site identification mini poster (#1-2, 4-6, 8-10, 13-14) Poster Poster Victoria. ...This set produced by the Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environ met and Aboriginal Affairs Victoria. Mini poster 1: Aboriginal scarred trees; 2 Aboriginal mounds; [3 missing]; 4 Aboriginal flaked stone tools; 5 Aboriginal burials; 6 Aboriginal surface scatters; [7 missing]; 8 Aboriginal ground-edge axes; 9 Aboriginal grinding stones; 10 Aboriginal stone arrangements; [11 missing]; 12 Aboriginal axe-grinding grooves; 13 Aboriginal coastal shell middens; 14 Aboriginal rock art.11 parts of incomplete set, each two sided, text and photographsaborigines - victoria, aboriginal affairs victoria -
Eltham District Historical Society IncBook, Jenny Brown, The stone artefact : wondering the dreaming, 2022
... The discovery in a Melbourne park (opposite the Osborne Peninsula, North Warrandyte) of an enigmatic Aboriginal stone tool led writer Jenny Brown on a fascinating journey that connected her with expert anthropologists, archeologists, Indigenous elders and knowledge holders to discover what it was. ...The discovery in a Melbourne park (opposite the Osborne Peninsula, North Warrandyte) of an enigmatic Aboriginal stone tool led writer Jenny Brown on a fascinating journey that connected her with expert anthropologists, archeologists, Indigenous elders and knowledge holders to discover what it was. ...The discovery in a Melbourne park (opposite the Osborne Peninsula, North Warrandyte) of an enigmatic Aboriginal stone tool led writer Jenny Brown on a fascinating journey that connected her with expert anthropologists, archeologists, Indigenous elders and knowledge holders to discover what it was. The stone tool invited many interpretations and spun off just as many amazing stories and experiences. It also afforded Jenny the appropriate canvas to tell of her own time-warping encounters with the extraordinary "otherness" of Aboriginal Australia, and with an especially marvelous character, the late Elder of the Yuin Tribe of southern NSW, Guboo Ted Thomas.193 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, portraits ; 30 cmindigenous history, aboriginal artefacts, warrandyte, archaeology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Wrapped in a Possum Skin Cloak
... aboriginal aborigine possum skin cloak possum skin rug debra couzens vicki couzens lee darroch trehna hamm amanda reynolds Soft covered book with the image of sewn possum skin pelts on the cover. The book outlines the Toolyn Koortakay collection (National Museum of Australia) comprising of artwork, possum skin dance ornaments, tools, and two cloaks: a reproduction of the Maiden's Punt Yorta Yorta possum skin cloak collected in 1853 and a reproduction of the Lake Condah Gunditjmara possum skin cloak. ...Soft covered book with the image of sewn possum skin pelts on the cover. The book outlines the Toolyn Koortakay collection (National Museum of Australia) comprising of artwork, possum skin dance ornaments, tools, and two cloaks: a reproduction of the Maiden's Punt Yorta Yorta possum skin cloak collected in 1853 and a reproduction of the Lake Condah Gunditjmara possum skin cloak. aboriginal, aborigine, possum skin cloak, possum skin rug, debra couzens, vicki couzens, lee darroch, trehna hamm, amanda reynolds -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Partly Worked Aboriginal Tool Blanks
... Partly Worked Aboriginal Tool Blanks...aboriginal...tool...Partly Worked Aboriginal Tool Blanks Ethnographic ...Silcrete and chert can create sharp flakes and have been important materials for stone tool making in Australia. Silcrete was commonly used and widespread. Heat treatment of silcrete made the rock easier to fashion into flakes.Partly worked, incomplete Aboriginal rock blanks. The collection includes rocks of silcrete, quartz, and chert. 8969.26 is quartz chert. 8969.37 is a flint stone with a vein of quartz. The dark brown rock is silcrete with more iron than others (possibly 8969.41). 8969.45 is Quartz. aboriginal, tool, blank, rock, scraper, aborigines, quartz, silcrete, chert, stone tools, quartzite, flaking, flake tools, archaeology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Scrapbook, Ballarat School of MInes: Scrapbook of Newspaper Cuttings, Book 9, August 1980 to January 1981
... tool kits...sir redmond barry...the man who sentenced ned kelly to death...bricks sale to aid smb building...ballarat sandblasting...o'flaherty...smb recreationbuilding appeal...smb link with barry centenary...smb art display...smb 110th birthday...bcae is 10 years old today...decade of growth at smb repeated 100 years later...intensive course for apprentices...priceless relics gather dust...aboriginal...The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 09/08/1980 to 15/01/1981. staffing advertisements courses available metal trades industry association award stephen jackson unemployed youth program majority didn't like school motor mechanic apprentice brendan nunn racv award women's conference secretarial careers day at smb department of labor and industry safety award to sec apprentice ross homberg theatre group needs more members challenging forum-ballarat melbourne rail link role of councillors bricklaying apprentices given tool kits sir redmond barry the man who sentenced ned kelly to death bricks sale to aid smb building ballarat sandblasting o'flaherty smb recreationbuilding appeal smb link with barry centenary smb art display smb 110th birthday bcae is 10 years old today decade of growth at smb repeated 100 years later intensive course for apprentices priceless relics gather dust aboriginal world war 1 collection smb land laboratory opening lee anton wins photo prize students moving from tafe college to tertiary education smb council move for tafe centre engineering course change defended Book with white cover back, front, spiral bound. ...Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 09/08/1980 to 15/01/1981.Book with white cover back, front, spiral bound. staffing advertisements, courses available, metal trades industry association award, stephen jackson, unemployed youth program, majority didn't like school, motor mechanic apprentice brendan nunn, racv award, women's conference, secretarial careers day at smb, department of labor and industry, safety award to sec apprentice ross homberg, theatre group needs more members, challenging forum-ballarat melbourne rail link, role of councillors, bricklaying apprentices given tool kits, sir redmond barry, the man who sentenced ned kelly to death, bricks sale to aid smb building, ballarat sandblasting, o'flaherty, smb recreationbuilding appeal, smb link with barry centenary, smb art display, smb 110th birthday, bcae is 10 years old today, decade of growth at smb repeated 100 years later, intensive course for apprentices, priceless relics gather dust, aboriginal world war 1 collection, smb land laboratory opening, lee anton wins photo prize, students moving from tafe college to tertiary education, smb council move for tafe centre, engineering course change defended -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Aboriginal worked conglomerate silcrete stone
... stone aboriginal silcrete hematite haematite stone tools archaeology aborigines Conglomerate silcrete stone with sharp edge, Red is iron staining - hematite, possibly found in drier areas Aboriginal worked conglomerate silcrete stone Ethnographic ...Conglomerate silcrete stone with sharp edge, Red is iron staining - hematite, possibly found in drier areas stone, aboriginal, silcrete, hematite, haematite, stone tools, archaeology, aborigines -
Federation University Historical CollectionEthnographic, Possible Aboriginal Axehead
... aboriginal...stone tool...aboriginal stone tool stone axe axehead limestone archaeology Possible stone axehead made of limestone with fractures Possible Aboriginal Axehead Ethnographic ...Possible stone axehead made of limestone with fractures aboriginal, stone tool, stone, axe, axehead, limestone, archaeology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment - Ethnograpgic Material, Axe blanks
... tool...aboriginal...Aboriginal people chipped into a basic shape at stone quarries and sharpened by rubbing the edges over sandstone. Axe blanks were made by striking larke flakes of stone from rocky outcrops, then roughly sharpening them. The axes were often finished away fro the quarry. axe tool ...Axe blanks are pieces of stone that Aboriginal people chipped into a basic shape at stone quarries and sharpened by rubbing the edges over sandstone. Axe blanks were made by striking larke flakes of stone from rocky outcrops, then roughly sharpening them. The axes were often finished away fro the quarry.Three stone axe blanksaxe, tool, aboriginal -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic Material, Aboriginal knife
... Aboriginal...tool...Aboriginal tool knife A stone Aboriginal knife Aboriginal knife Ethnographic Material ...A stone Aboriginal knifeaboriginal, tool, knife -
Federation University Historical Collection
Tool - Ethnographic Material, Pirri Points
... Aboriginal...stone...tool...Aboriginal stone tool spear pirri point Six pirri points made out of stone. ...Six pirri points made out of stone. A pirri point is a small stone point, trimmed on one surface, generally used as a spear tip. It is a leaf shaped point.aboriginal, stone, tool, spear, pirri point -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic Material, Aboriginal Grind Stone
... aboriginal...stone...tool...aboriginal stone tool grind stone A grinstone and hammer which di not fit the groove of the grindstone Aboriginal Grind Stone Ethnographic Material ...A grinstone and hammer which di not fit the groove of the grindstoneaboriginal, stone, tool, grind stone -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ethnographic Material, Aboriginal Scrapers
... aboriginal...stone...tool...aboriginal stone tool scraper The scraper is a stone tool made from a flake with one or more working edges. ...The scraper is a stone tool made from a flake with one or more working edges. Geberally fro chiselling, cutting, gouging, or planing .aboriginal, stone, tool, scraper
