Donald Thomson's Material Culture Collection From Arnhem Land

Donald Thomson was an anthropologist, biologist and photographer who worked with Aboriginal people in Arnhem Land, the Western Desert and southeast Australia. This project examines and documents items of material culture he collected from Arnhem Land from 1935-1937 and 1942-1943. His collections include over 2,500 photographs and 5,000 objects. During this project, fieldwork was undertaken in many of the places Thomson visited including Maningrida, Ramingining, Elcho Island, Gapuwiyak and Yirrkala.

唐纳德·汤姆森（Donald Thomson）是一位人类学家、生物学家及摄影师，曾与阿纳姆地（Arnhem Land）、西部沙漠及澳大利亚东南部的原住民展开合作。本项目旨在研究并记录他于1935-1937年及1942-1943年间从阿纳姆地收集的物质文化（material culture）物品。他的藏品包含2500余张照片与5000余件实物。项目期间，研究团队在汤姆森曾到访的多处地点开展了实地考察，包括马尼格瑞达（Maningrida）、拉明吉宁（Ramingining）、埃尔科岛（Elcho Island）、加普维雅克（Gapuwiyak）及伊尔卡拉（Yirrkala）。