Gathering food

  Zoom Peter Budge sits in a canoe, while Charlie Murray spears fish in the background, observed by an unidentified man.   Zoom Charlie Murray gathers oysters from mangrove shoots near Settlement Point in Port Macquarie. His fishing spears are placed behind him.   Zoom Charlie Murray picks macrozamia kernels, which he places in a fibre bag. The kernels are then leached to extract toxins before making into a damper-like food.   Zoom Charlie Murray returns from a hunt near Point Plomer with animals killed for their meat, fur, oils, sinew and quills.
Main A project from the National Museum of Australia