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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
	Dance wand Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Dance wand Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Key to the City of Tulsa awarded to Edgar W. Percival, Octob... Dr Robert C Percival collection Apply Dr Robert C Percival collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America Apply Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America filter	Mr Edgar W. Percival Apply Mr Edgar W. Percival filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole by Leo Parlaunga, Melville or Bathurs... Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter		Leo Parlaunga Apply Leo Parlaunga filter
	"To all the victims of Bali, RIP" memorial cross Bali Bombings 2002 Memorial - Parliament of Victoria collection Apply Bali Bombings 2002 Memorial - Parliament of Victoria collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Kuta, Bali, Indonesia Apply Kuta, Bali, Indonesia filter		2002 Apply 2002 filter
	Mourning disc Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
	Dance wand Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Carved wooden post Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1927 Apply 1927 filter
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
	Fighting stick with thin incised lines Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock filter
	String cross made from yarn and wood Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Karadada Apply Jack Karadada filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
	Deep bark container Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kalumburu Dance Group Apply Kalumburu Dance Group filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Carved and mounted coconut Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
	Asymetrical boomerang Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock filter
	Mourning discs Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
	Carved and mounted coconut Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
	Bark container collected at Yallock station near Cobar, New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yallock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yallock, New South Wales, Australia filter	J Leach Apply J Leach filter
	Skull rack Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
	Fighting stick with a rounded handle Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock filter
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Carved and mounted coconut Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Image Unavailable	Charm shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Charm shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Ceremonial dance board Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Charm shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Pukamani mortuary pole Milikapiti Council collection Apply Milikapiti Council collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Image Unavailable	Ceremonial dance stick Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
	Ceremonial string cross Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection Apply Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Image Unavailable	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1929 Apply 1929 filter
	Decorated and carved wooden pukamani mortuary pole painted b... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Deaf Tommy, Pukualamiri Apply Deaf Tommy, Pukualamiri filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
	Ceremonial dance board Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
	Ceremonial board Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1962 Apply 1962 filter
Image Unavailable	Ceremonial dance stick Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
	String cross made from yarn and wood Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Karadada Apply Jack Karadada filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Image Unavailable	Charm shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
	Biting bag from North-east Arnhem Land, NT Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr William L. Warner Apply Dr William L. Warner filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Image Unavailable	Pukamani mortuary pole Milikapiti Council collection Apply Milikapiti Council collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter
	Ceremonial board Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Image Unavailable	Pukamani mortuary pole Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Ornamental initiation neck piece Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Wooden charm Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
	Law pole - Kang'khan Brothers story Joe Ngallametta collection Apply Joe Ngallametta collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Joe Ngallametta Apply Joe Ngallametta filter	2004 Apply 2004 filter
	Handheld dancing stick Allan Coogan collection Apply Allan Coogan collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Roy D. Marika MBE Apply Roy D. Marika MBE filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
	Biting bag Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Karingimbi Apply Karingimbi filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
	Ceremonial dance stick Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
	Ceremonial Pole Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Dhurritjini Yumbulul Apply Dhurritjini Yumbulul filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Patrick Purantatameri Apply Patrick Purantatameri filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Image Unavailable	Ceremonial dance stick Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Kilipiautimi Apply Kilipiautimi filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
	Pukamani mortuary pole Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Image Unavailable	Charm shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter
Image Unavailable	Charm shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter