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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Leonie Dickson Apply Ms Leonie Dickson 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
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
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Roy Barker Apply Mr Roy Barker filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Bull kelp, river reed and tea tree container made by Kylie D... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Kylie Dickson Apply Ms Kylie Dickson filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... Apply Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... filter
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
'Pangkapini, Minyipuru' by Mulyatingki Marney, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Kilykily, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kilykily, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mulyatingki Marney Apply Mulyatingki Marney filter	2007 Apply 2007 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
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Fibre basket by Noreena Kadibil, 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	Noreena Kadibil Apply Noreena Kadibil filter	2008 Apply 2008 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	Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyupaya Kaika Apply Nyupaya Kaika filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Pigmented wooden club with a rounded handle extending gradua... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Abadjura Apply Abadjura filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Cylindrical bark container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 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	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Wooden container from north Queensland, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Berri, South Australia, Australia Apply Berri, South Australia, Australia filter	Yvonne Koolmatrie Apply Yvonne Koolmatrie filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Piti, or wooden bowl 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
Kelp container by Verna Nichols Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Bull kelp container, made by Nannette Shaw Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Nannette Shaw Apply Ms Nannette Shaw filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Long cylindrical wooden club, with one tapered end and a bul... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Wooden container Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1891 Apply 1891 filter
Bundle of string, made from the fibre of a banyan vine, boun... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Container Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Cartoon titled 'Budget Losers', by Fiona Katauskas, 2008 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
Wooden container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Pigmented, cylindrical bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Cylindrical wooden club, irregular in shape with a slight cu... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Asymmetrical wooden club with a smoothed surface JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Small wooden bowl made from River Red Gum Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Shield JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
'Martilirri, Kalpaa and Kartaru' by Ngamaru Bidu, 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	Ngamaru Bidu Apply Ngamaru Bidu filter	2008 Apply 2008 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
Bowl with pokerwork designs by Nola, Ernabella SA 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