The Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery celebrates the cultural achievements of Australia’s Aboriginal people, one of the world’s oldest continuous living cultures. This object-rich experience features over 3,000 items across two floors. These artifacts are from communities across the country. The museum contains one of the largest collections of Indigenous artifacts in Australia and encompasses two floors. The Kaurna collection extends to over 30 traditional tools and objects that give a detailed look into the history of traditional owners of the Adelaide plains. This exhibit shows how the Kaurna people are an important part of Adelaide’s past, present and future and looks at many aspects of their culture.
Painting of a traditional Kaurna Warrior named Kadlitpinna Norman Tindale
Noted Australian anthropologist Norman Tindale is responsible for traveling Australia and mapping as much of the tribal boundaries that still remained at that point. His work was so extensive it covers 36 metric meters and is still being catalogued to this day. The Museum of South Australia strives to not only maintain the legacy of the differing Indigenous tribal groups of Australia but also of Tindale himself an historic if not under recognised Australian.
Take a look at this video to find out whats happening at the South Australian Museum Indigenous Cultures display : http://vimeo.com/30523407
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