3 Feb 2014The Kashmiri KangriA recent acquisition in the Anthropology & Archaeology Department Written By Megan Williams Image copyright WA Museum Read more Blog entry Xavier Leenders
24 Jan 2014Roped off… Until now.How old is the Rope? Written by Xavier Leenders Read more Blog entry Xavier Leenders
15 Nov 2013Fading voices: the loss of linguistic diversityThe global effects of unprecedented indigenous language loss will be discussed in two public lectures at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton on November 21 and 22. Presented by Bundiyarra – Irra Wangga Language Program linguist James Bednall, the lectures will explain the contributing issues and detrimental effects language extinction has on individuals, communities and humanity as a whole.Read more News Niki Comparti
12 Nov 2013On Badimaya Country An exhibition celebrating the culture and country of the Badimaya people of Mount Magnet will go on display at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton from November 15. On Badimaya Country, a joint photographic and language documentation project, captures the culture, language and extensive regional knowledge of the local Badimaya people in photo and film. The photographs were taken by Johanna Wagner, who worked on a voluntary basis at the Bidi Bidi community centre in Mount Magnet for three months in 2012.Read more News Niki Comparti
13 Sep 2013The Papyrus of ReriIntroduction by Dr Moya Smith, Head of Anthropology & Archaeology at WA Museum Translation of spells by John Taylor, Curator Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, The British Museum Secrets of the Afterlife has two sheets of a fragmented papyrus of a priest named Reri who lived during the Ptolemaic period between 305-30 BCE. Reri was a priest from Thebes, whose titles included ‘Second god’s servant of Amun’, and ‘Illuminator of the Wedjat’. Read more Article Western Australian Museum