Encounters: Revealing Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Objects from the British Museum Shop For / Art Lovers In the 18th century

In the 18th century

She was born at Katjikatji and spent her early years living at Ernabella

Hans Heysen

Mark Ledbury

Gran encourages her to think about their deeper meaning and Susie soon finds she knows what to write after all

Encounters: Revealing Stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Objects from the British Museum Shop For / Art Lovers In the 18th centuryThis book is published to accompany a groundbreaking exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, in which rare historic objects collected during encounters between settlers and first peoples are displayed alongside more recent artworks and artefacts made in the communities of origin. Encounters provides a stunning visual record of these objects, most of which are displayed in Australia for the first time since they were collected. But,