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Northern Australia   Artefacts collected by Basedow in northern
Australia  During his travels in northern Australia, Basedow
collected a diverse range of Aboriginal artefacts, including
fishing nets, clubs, boomerangs and headbands.  He recorded
information about where and when he had acquired each object on
small cardboard tags. Unfortunately, most of these labels had
been lost by the time the Australian Government purchased the
collection in 1934.  By referring to their regional style, it is
possible to identify which expedition the artefacts were
collected on and consequently when they were acquired. Basedow's
photographs can also be used to identify some of these
artefacts, as he occasionally photographed an Aboriginal person
with an item that he collected.  pdf View map of Australia
outlining Basedow's expedition trails (PDF 73kb)