The South Australian Museum proudly boasts that it contains the most significant collection of Australian Aboriginal material in the world and is intensely involved in and committed to further study and interpretation of various Indigenous cultures along with continuing to build and display the collections of Indigenous cultures of Australasia.
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| The Yuendumu School Doors |
I recently decided to attend the South Australian Museum to re-discover the newly reopened gallery after not having visited in many years. During my visit to the Museum I took time to attend The Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery which derives a great deal from the museums extensive collections which demonstrates innovative and creative ways to survive in one of the most harsh inhabited environments in the world. The gallery is filled with items from various communities around Australia. It was extremely interesting to explore the remarkable wealth of bark paintings, shields, boomerangs, maps, photographs and the return of the magnificent Yuendumu School Doors which are currently on display which represent one of the first examples of Aboriginal artists who have been able to successfully transfer their ancient cultural tradition of ground paintings to a large scale contemporary medium. Additionally I discovered the Ernabella Arts Exhibition and a weaving workshop which was a delight and very educational and have decided to revisit with my children.
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