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From Makassar to Marege to the Museum
Alison Mercieca, National Museum of Australia
Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 7 July 2008
Curator Alison Mercieca tells the story of the Macassan trepang, or sea slug, industry. She considers the places connected by the Macassan voyagers from Indonesia and looks at the archaeological traces left on the Arnhem Land coast.
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