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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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'Minyipuru' by Jakayu Biljabu, 2008

This painting describes the journey of the Minyipuru (Seven Sisters) while they were still travelling as a large group o...
Yakapiri (bark sandals)

Worn as protection against desert sands, scorched to un-walkable temperatures by the summer sun, yakapiri (woven bark sa...
Wooden container 'Snake Dreaming at Tjuntina', painted by To...
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Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri
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1977
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Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Miss Olive Pink
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Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ...
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Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel
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Queensland, Australia
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Boomerang 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...
Coconut container

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
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Bark container
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Glazed stoneware vesssel
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John B. Tipiloura
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fibre basket by Janice Nixon, 2008
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Janice Nixon
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Canning Stock Route, , Australia
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Piti

A wooden bowl or piti made from a river red gum. It features a curved pattern synonymous with central desert crafts and ...
Fibre basket by Janice Nixon, 2008
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Canning Stock Route, , Australia
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Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Mrs Bunjuck
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1982
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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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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'Cannibal Story' by Billy Atkins, 2003

Kumpupirntily is a vast dry salt lake that dominates the country east of the Canning Stock Route, from wells 18 to 21. E...
Cartoon titled 'I miss John Howard!!', by Fiona Katauskas, 2...
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Ms Fiona Katauskas
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Interfet stubbie holder
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Australian Army
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East Timor
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Miss Olive Pink
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Wooden container, Arrernte people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cylindrical, ceramic stoneware vessel
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1991
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'Tiwa' by Lily Long, 2008

"This is the Canning Stock Route. The country on the western side of the Canning Stock Route is divided between Manyjily...
Miniature wooden container with incised decoration
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Decorated bark container
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1985
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bark container
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Concepta Kantilla
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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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...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Painted wooden container
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J W. Lindo
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Container for a wedding cake
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Mrs Margot Child
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Carved wooden container with incised designs and ochre
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Fibre basket by Lily Long, 2008
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Canning Stock Route, , Australia
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'Murrdakurlies 2 (Tasmanian Tiger)', Juanella McKenzie, 2008

This painting by Juanella McKenzie explores the story of the Tasmanian Tiger which is part of Adnyamathanha dreaming. Th...
Decorated container made from bark
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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 ...
Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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'Kumpupirntily Cannibal Story' by Billy Atkins, 2008

Kumpupirntily is a vast dry salt lake that dominates the country east of the Canning Stock Route, from wells 18 to 21. E...
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1934
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Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Palm leaf container
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Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated container
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Ian Dunlop
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Wooden container, Wangkangurru people
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Deep concave wooden container
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
'Minyipuru' by Jakayu Biljabu, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Punmu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Punmu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jakayu Biljabu Apply Jakayu Biljabu filter	2008 Apply 2008 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
Wooden container 'Snake Dreaming at Tjuntina', painted by To... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri Apply Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1976 Apply 1976 filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Coconut container Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Dagg Apply Margaret Dagg filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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	John B. Tipiloura Apply John B. Tipiloura filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Fibre basket by Janice Nixon, 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	Janice Nixon Apply Janice Nixon filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Piti Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Topsy Tjulyata Apply Topsy Tjulyata filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Fibre basket by Janice Nixon, 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	Janice Nixon Apply Janice Nixon 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
Bark container Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Bunjuck Apply Mrs Bunjuck filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
'Cannibal Story' by Billy Atkins, 2003 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Jigalong, Western Australia, Australia Apply Jigalong, Western Australia, Australia filter	Billy Atkins Apply Billy Atkins filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Cartoon titled 'I miss John Howard!!', by Fiona Katauskas, 2... Political Cartooning 2008 collection Apply Political Cartooning 2008 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Ms Fiona Katauskas Apply Ms Fiona Katauskas filter	2008 Apply 2008 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
Wooden container Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Interfet stubbie holder Australian Army History Unit collection Apply Australian Army History Unit collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	East Timor Apply East Timor filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Pigmented container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection 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	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons 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
Wooden container, Arrernte people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Cylindrical, ceramic stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
'Tiwa' by Lily Long, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Nullagine, Western Australia, Australia Apply Nullagine, Western Australia, Australia filter	Lily Long Apply Lily Long filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Miniature wooden container with incised decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Decorated bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Concepta Kantilla Apply Concepta Kantilla filter
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
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
Painted wooden container JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Carved wooden container with incised designs and ochre Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Fibre basket by Lily Long, 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	Lily Long Apply Lily Long filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
'Murrdakurlies 2 (Tasmanian Tiger)', Juanella McKenzie, 2008 Regina and Juanella McKenzie collection Apply Regina and Juanella McKenzie collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Ms Juanella McKenzie Apply Ms Juanella McKenzie filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
'Kumpupirntily Cannibal Story' by Billy Atkins, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Jigalong, Western Australia, Australia Apply Jigalong, Western Australia, Australia filter	Billy Atkins Apply Billy Atkins filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden container, Wangkangurru people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Deep concave wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter