From Makassar to Marege to the Museum
- Author
- Alison Mercieca, National Museum of Australia
- Published
- Tue 07 Oct 2008
- Episode Link
- https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/from-makassar-to-marege-to-the-museum
Date recorded: 9 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.
