The collection includes a woomera, which is a stick used for throwing a spear. In Aboriginal art, all the symbols and imagery have a meaning. In this case, the bark painting shows the symbolism of ...

Dating rock art is really hard. Aboriginal artists use iron oxide pigments (ochre) which contain no organic material and are therefore resistant to any radiocarbon analysis. Damien has got around ...

Four spears taken from Australia by a British explorer ... of Botany Bay,” Noeleen Timbery from the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council said in a statement. “They (the spears) are an ...

The formal handover of the spears was an emotional moment for those who’d campaigned for this day. Noeleen Timbery represents the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council. “It’s a very ...

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Colonisers established bounties ... The Aboriginal artist seeking a body 'of British descent' Aboriginal spears to be returned to Australia Cambridge University ...