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Sir Hubert Murray
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1927
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Incised club with grid design and figurative panels on shaft...
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Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia
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Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0134: ' "Y...
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club head
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Mr Leo Austen
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1929
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club from Cobar, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0098 reads: "Nullar Nullah/9". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated t...
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1917
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club
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Mr F R. Cawley
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1922
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Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Not provided
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1970
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Australia
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Forked wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Club from goldfields area, Western Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Incised wooden club, attributed to Coranderrk
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Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia
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Mr F R. Cawley
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1922
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Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Not provided
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1993
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Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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1927
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Archer River, Queensland, Australia
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Miss Helen Bowie
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Killing stick made by Larry Blight, 2012
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Mr Larry Blight
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2012
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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1923
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club
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1919
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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1928
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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Anawanda
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1948
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden club with incised floral pattern, attributed to Coran...
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Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia
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Club from Solomon Islands

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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1964
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Victoria, Australia
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Forked wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Wooden club
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club made by Jacky Plowright, 1848

Original label on 1985.0059.0139 reads: "Jacky Plowright's [?boondi]/last King Berrima Tribe. Used/in tribal fight v. Sh...
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1934
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Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club
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University of Sydney
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Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Fish shaped pigmented club
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1957
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden club with a tapered point at one end, and a bulbous h...
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J W. Lindo
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Wooden club, Weapon
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Club from Darling River, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0118 reads: "Darling River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to ...
Club made by Jimmy Parker, Cobar, New South Wales, 1912

Original label on 1985.0059.0100 reads: ' "Witchanurra"/for close fighting/Mulga Tribe/Jimmy Parker/Cobar/E.M. April 19...
Sawfish club
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1927
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Archer River, Queensland, Australia
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Mr S D. Burrows
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1914
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden decorated club
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Not provided
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1974
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club from Vanuatu

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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1934
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Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir Hubert Murray Apply Sir Hubert Murray filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Incised club with grid design and figurative panels on shaft... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia Apply Cherbourg, Queensland, Australia filter
Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Club from Cobar, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cobar, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1917 Apply 1917 filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr F R. Cawley Apply Mr F R. Cawley filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Club FG Tonge collection Apply FG Tonge collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Forked wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Club Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club from goldfields area, Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Incised wooden club, attributed to Coranderrk Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr F R. Cawley Apply Mr F R. Cawley filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Pigmented wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Pigmented wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Killing stick made by Larry Blight, 2012 Larry Blight collection Apply Larry Blight collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Mr Larry Blight Apply Mr Larry Blight filter	2012 Apply 2012 filter
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1919 Apply 1919 filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Ms Patricia Heath Apply Ms Patricia Heath filter
Club American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Anawanda Apply Anawanda filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Wooden club with incised floral pattern, attributed to Coran... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter
Club Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club from Solomon Islands Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Pigmented wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Forked wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Pigmented wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Club A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
Club made by Jacky Plowright, 1848 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Jacky Plowright Apply Jacky Plowright filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden club JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	University of Sydney Apply University of Sydney filter
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Fish shaped pigmented club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1957 Apply 1957 filter
Wooden club with a tapered point at one end, and a bulbous h... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club from Darling River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Darling River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Darling River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club made by Jimmy Parker, Cobar, New South Wales, 1912 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cobar, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jimmy Parker Apply Jimmy Parker filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Sawfish club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr S D. Burrows Apply Mr S D. Burrows filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden decorated club Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club from Vanuatu Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Vanuatu, Oceania Apply Vanuatu, Oceania filter
Wooden club South Eastern Australian Shields and Club collection Apply South Eastern Australian Shields and Club collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter