mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɜːks dɪsplˈeɪd ɪnðə kəlˈɛkʃən hæd nˌɑːt bˌɪn sˈiːn bᵻfˌoːɹ baɪ ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pˈʌblɪk æz mˈoʊst əv ðiːz pˈeɪntɪŋz wɜː bˈɔːt baɪ ðɪ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈɑːɹts bˈoːɹd nˈaʊ dᵻfˈʌŋkt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z.
Most of the works displayed in the collection had not been seen before by the general public as most of these paintings were bought by the Aboriginal Arts Board (now defunct) of the 1970s-1980s.