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Fibre basket by Rosie Williams, 2008

"Before I started painting, I learnt to make baskets from an old lady ? Jakayu's [Biljabu] sister-in-law [Yupinya Eubena...
'Canning Stock Route and Surrounding Country', 2008

This painting, which was produced by 14 women artists at Kunawarritji (well 33), represents a stretch of country crossed...
'Kiriwirri' by Jan Billycan, 2008

[This painting is part of a diptych with IR 5004.0022] Kiriwirri is in the Great Sandy Desert just west of the Canning ...
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Miss Olive Pink
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J W. Lindo
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Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui
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Ada Pilakui
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden bowl with burnt engraved designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957
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Deep, concave shaped wooden container
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1972
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Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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'Kiriwirri' by Jan Billycan, 2008

[This painting is part of a diptych with IR 5004.0021] Kiriwirri is in the Great Sandy Desert just west of the Canning ...
Bamboo water container
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Mr A P. Lyons
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1916
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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'Minyma Kutjarra' by Pulpurru Davies, 2008

Nyukur is a site with two rockholes west of Minna Minna, and Tamantjarra is a little rockhole further west again. Two wo...
Oval wooden dish/container
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1985
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Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013

The maker said he would usually seal the sides with wax but, as he had none available at the time, he used a white clay ...
Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju...

This wooden dish is called Kanyilpa and is used for separating the seed from the chaff in the preparation of damper made...
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Wooden oval container
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1992
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Tjumpawa
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Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Mowitja
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Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Two wooden bowls
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Elliptical concave bark container
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Percy Mumbler
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1968
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South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden boat shaped container
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1957
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Fibre basket by Dadda Samson, 2008
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Canning Stock Route, , Australia
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Wooden container with adze marks
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Canoe shaped wooden container
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Deep oval concaved wooden container
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'Kiriwirri' by Jan Billycan, 2008

"Kiriwirri, round one jila. Living water. I born Kiriwirri. All brother and sister born Kiriwirri." (Jan Billycan) This...
Ceramic bowl
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Eddie Puruntatameri
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Yakapiri (bark sandals)

Worn as protection against desert sands, scorched to un-walkable temperatures by the summer sun, yakapiri (woven bark sa...
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Ridley 'Helium' road bike ridden by Cadel Evans during the 2...
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'Kumpupirntily' by Yanjimi Peter Rowlands, 2008

Kumpupirntily is a vast dry salt lake that dominates the country east of the Canning Stock Route, from wells 18 to 21. E...
Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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Glazed stoneware vesssel
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container

WD 65 - A2 was used by Janindu in one of Ian Dunlop's "Peoples of the Australian Western Desert".
Bamboo bottle
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Mr Leo Austen
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1919
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Fibre basket by Rosie Williams, 2008

"Before I started painting, I learnt to make baskets from an old lady ? Jakayu's [Biljabu] sister-in-law [Yupinya Eubena...
Cartoon titled 'The Quixote Protocol', by Paul Newman, 2008
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Mr Paul Newman
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Cartoon titled 'Biofuel', by Ian R. Sharpe, 2008
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Keeping Culture Strong - collaborative painting by Warakurna...
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Eunice Y. Porter
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Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia
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Container for a wedding cake
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Mrs Margot Child
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Decorated container made from bark
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Container made of bone
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Fibre basket by Rosie Williams, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Rosie Williams Apply Rosie Williams filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
'Canning Stock Route and Surrounding Country', 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Kunawarritji, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kunawarritji, Western Australia, Australia filter	Kumpaya Girgaba Apply Kumpaya Girgaba filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
'Kiriwirri' by Jan Billycan, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Jan Billycan Apply Jan Billycan filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Deep wooden container, concave and elongated with rounded en... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection Apply Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ada Pilakui Apply Ada Pilakui filter
Wooden bowl with burnt engraved designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nola Apply Nola filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Deep, concave shaped wooden container Lew Parlette collection no. 2 Apply Lew Parlette collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated container Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ian Dunlop Apply Ian Dunlop filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nola Apply Nola filter
'Kiriwirri' by Jan Billycan, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Jan Billycan Apply Jan Billycan filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Bamboo water container Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
'Minyma Kutjarra' by Pulpurru Davies, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Patjarr, Western Australia, Australia Apply Patjarr, Western Australia, Australia filter	Pulpurru Davies Apply Pulpurru Davies filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Oval wooden dish/container Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013 Kenny Brown collection Apply Kenny Brown collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Mr Kenny Brown Apply Mr Kenny Brown filter	2013 Apply 2013 filter
Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi Apply Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden oval container Oujaimi and Safatli collection Apply Oujaimi and Safatli collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia Apply Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjumpawa Apply Tjumpawa filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Two wooden bowls Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Elliptical concave bark container Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Janet Mathews collection no. 4 Apply Janet Mathews collection no. 4 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Percy Mumbler Apply Percy Mumbler filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons filter
Wooden boat shaped container Katherine Stow collection Apply Katherine Stow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Fibre basket by Dadda Samson, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Dadda Samson Apply Dadda Samson filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Wooden container with adze marks Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Canoe shaped wooden container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Deep oval concaved wooden container Professor H Davies collection Apply Professor H Davies collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
'Kiriwirri' by Jan Billycan, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Jan Billycan Apply Jan Billycan filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Ceramic bowl Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Eddie Puruntatameri Apply Eddie Puruntatameri filter
Yakapiri (bark sandals) Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Sandals Apply Sandals filter	Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia Apply Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia filter	Nyangkarni P. K-Lyons Apply Nyangkarni P. K-Lyons filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Ridley 'Helium' road bike ridden by Cadel Evans during the 2... Cadel Evans collection no. 2 Apply Cadel Evans collection no. 2 filter	Bicycles Apply Bicycles filter	Belgium Apply Belgium filter	Ridley Bikes Apply Ridley Bikes filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
'Kumpupirntily' by Yanjimi Peter Rowlands, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia filter	Yanjimi P. Rowlands Apply Yanjimi P. Rowlands filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Wooden concave container Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ian Dunlop Apply Ian Dunlop filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Glazed stoneware vesssel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Eddie Puruntatameri Apply Eddie Puruntatameri filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bamboo bottle Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Fibre basket by Rosie Williams, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Rosie Williams Apply Rosie Williams filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Cartoon titled 'The Quixote Protocol', by Paul Newman, 2008 Political Cartooning 2008 collection Apply Political Cartooning 2008 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Mr Paul Newman Apply Mr Paul Newman filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Cartoon titled 'Biofuel', by Ian R. Sharpe, 2008 Political Cartooning 2008 collection Apply Political Cartooning 2008 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Mr Ian R. Sharpe Apply Mr Ian R. Sharpe filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Keeping Culture Strong - collaborative painting by Warakurna... Warakurna Artists collection Apply Warakurna Artists collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia Apply Warakurna Community, Western Australia, Australia filter	Eunice Y. Porter Apply Eunice Y. Porter filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Container for a wedding cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter