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The 1836 Lewis Collection and the Torres Strait Turtle Shell Mask of Kulka: From loss to reengagement

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2013

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Lahn, Julie

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Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group

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The fire that engulfed Sydney's Garden Palace building in 1882 also destroyed much of the ethnological collection of the Australian Museum. Among the objects presumed lost were items from the Lewis Collection, obtained in the Torres Strait in 1836. This c

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/60103

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Open Access Research

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Journal of Pacific History

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Journal article

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10.1080/00223344.2013.856680

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2037-12-31

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