Aboriginal Art or Fake?

Fake Aboriginal Art

The Productivity Commission has recommended a new law which would protect Indigenous artists. Source: NITV News

A new report by the Productivity Commission claims two in three Indigenous-style souvenirs are inauthentic and have no connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It says products like bamboo boomerangs or coffee mugs containing Indigenous-style artwork often have no link to Indigenous artists and bring no money into Indigenous communities.



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