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The management of restricted Aboriginal objects by the National Museum of Australia

by David Kaus

Like all of Australia's major museums, the National Museum of Australia holds a sizeable collection of Aboriginal ethnographic objects that cannot be placed in the public domain because of strong cultural proscriptions on their use, display and viewing. This article outlines how the Museum manages its restricted collections and the mechanics of their management and repatriation.

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