Australiana
Outback cultural artifacts
Australiana refers to objects, cultural artifacts, and materials relating to Australia's history and heritage—particularly items of historical or collectible value.
The term covers everything from Aboriginal art and colonial-era furniture to vintage advertisements and bush memorabilia: The antique shop specialized in Australiana.
It also describes cultural content with distinctively Australian character: The film was full of nostalgic Australiana.
Pouched Australian leaper
- koalaTree-dwelling Australian marsupial
- platypusEgg-laying Australian mammal
- emuFlightless Australian bird
- boomerangSelf-returning thrown weapon
didgeridoo · Uluru · Sydney · outback · billabong · gum tree · wattle · kookaburra
Australian folk song about a swagman
- ClancyIrish surname, often male
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- mateshipAustralian ideal of loyalty
colonial · pioneers · squatters · selectors · shearers · sundowner
Visible features of terrain
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
- AboriginalAustralia's native peoples
- dot paintingArt using small circles
- colonialOf occupied territories
folk art · naïve · pastoral · ochre · eucalyptus · goldfields · droving · shearing
Collected items of significance
- antiquesValuable old items
- kitschTasteless, garish art
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
- vintageQuality from past eras
bric-a-brac · curios · ephemera · retro · nostalgia · knick-knacks · collectables · ornaments
kangaroo
Pouched Australian leaper
- koalaTree-dwelling Australian marsupial
- platypusEgg-laying Australian mammal
- emuFlightless Australian bird
boomerang · didgeridoo · Uluru · Sydney · outback · billabong · gum tree · wattle · kookaburra · Vegemite
Waltzing Matilda
Australian folk song about a swagman
mateship · colonial · pioneers · squatters · selectors · shearers · sundowner
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
- AboriginalAustralia's native peoples
- dot paintingArt using small circles
colonial · folk art · naïve · pastoral · ochre · eucalyptus · goldfields · droving · shearing · homestead
memorabilia
Collected items of significance
vintage · bric-a-brac · curios · ephemera · retro · nostalgia · knick-knacks · collectables · ornaments · trinkets
retro
Evoking recent past
- kitschyTastelessly popular or sentimental
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
camp · ironic · patriotic · folk · whimsical · tacky · charming · garish · homespun · rustic
AustralianaAmericana
Heritage artifacts or music
Britannica · Victoriana · Canadiana · Chinoiserie · Judaica
- Australian footballContact sport with ovals
- Australian ShepherdsAmerican herding dog breed
- Australian outbackRemote arid interior region
- Australian artCreative output from Down Under
- Australian wildlifeNative Southern Hemisphere animals
- Australian slangInformal Aussie vocabulary