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Description: Created between 1987-88 by 43 artists from the Ramingining community, Arnhem Land and dedicated to Aboriginal people who lost their lives defending their country during European settlement. Comprised of 200 painted log coffins it is on permanent display in Canberra.
**COLLECTION SEARCH CURRENTLY DOWN** The Aboriginal Memorial is an installation of 200 hollow log coffins from Central Arnhem Land. It commemorates all the indigenous people who, since 1788, have lost their lives defending their land. The artists who created this installation intended that it be located in a public place where it could be preserved for future generations.
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