'Rest of Australia' Didgeridoos

With the arrival of Europeans in Australia, the didgeridoo's geographic extension into new territories accompanied the enhanced mobility and, in a sense, the new-found connectedness of Australian Indigenous peoples. Whilst in some areas the didgeridoo was adapted into local cultures, more often than not it was merely a novelty that provided short-term entertainment value and that was not incorporated into the cosmological thoughts of the group.

Didgeridoos made in these new territories served two purposes: as crafts or souvenirs sold to the wider Australian public, or as musical instruments used by the Aboriginal people themselves. When made for internal use, the exacting standards and acoustic specificity of northern tribes were absent, thus resulting in generic-type didgeridoos that could be played but lacking the finesse of the fine instruments produced in, for example, Arnhem Land.