Learning objects, and metaphors
If you use a familiar object to help you encode new knowledge you are learning, then when you pick up that object or even just visualise it you instantly remember what you learned. It has become a tangible metaphor, an overlap between the two worlds. This is why a lot of cultural objects have special significance in Aboriginal societies-knowledge is encoded into them in a creation process that is sacred. This is how traditional message sticks work. This kind of haptic knowledge is also encoded in relationships, which is why kinship systems are so central to our cultures.
If you learn something with somebody, you might have trouble remembering it on your own but recall it in vivid detail when you are with them again, or if you think of them or call out their name.
There is a similar haptic relationship with Country, or with the Ancestors you might call out to when walking in particular places. Memories attached to places can be evoked by revisiting those places or even imagining walking there again. Haptic cognition also occurs throughout your entire body. There is knowledge and intelligence in your hands, feet and even hair. Using your body consciously and meaningfully can unlock this intelligence. This is why any training that incorporates kinaesthetic learning is so effective.