TOP THREE: SOUVENIRS
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TOP THREE: SOUVENIRS
1Soaps and skincare
Aboriginal Australians have turned to the bush for medicine and healing for thousands of years, with some native plants containing more vitamins and nutrients than those found overseas. For instance, a single Kakadu plum has 15 times more vitamin C than an orange. You can buy soaps, moisturizers, lip balms and more containing aromatic ingredients like eucalyptus, Kakadu plum, lemon myrtle and Buddha wood. Visit the markets in Darwin, as well as shops like Aboriginal Bush Traders and Damadi Artisan Soaps and Skincare. In Alice Springs, you can find goods stocked in art galleries and museum stores.
2Aboriginal fashion
Aboriginal designs appear on nearly everything in the Northern Territory, from boomerangs to mugs— but pick up some stylish threads from Aboriginal fashion brands and you’ ll also be supporting Outback communities. Most brands are carried in boutiques across the Territory, and highlights to look out for include Albertini, a couture label in Darwin that collaborates with Aboriginal artists; Bima Wear, a! women’ s enterprise on Bathurst Island that celebrates the Tiwi Islands’ screen-printing style; and Liandra Swim, which offers vibrant swimming outfits with Indigenous flair. Head to Aboriginal-owned House of Darwin in the city center for funky street togs oozing with Australiana charm. images: Tourism NT / Archie Sartracom; Leicolhn McKellar Photography
3 Pearls
Pearling was one of the first industries established in the Northern Territory in the 1880s, and now Australia produces some of the world’ s best and biggest pearls. The industry has had its fair share of ups and downs, especially during World War II when demand for mother-of-pearl dropped significantly, but today you can readily find pearl necklaces and mother-of-pearl buttons and inlays in shops across Darwin. Family-owned Paspaley started pearling in the 1930s, and today you can browse pearl rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and more at the shop in the city center.
From top: The Maruku Arts gallery in Uluru- Kata Tjuta National Park; artists at work at the entrance to the gallery summer 2025 • 47