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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Anti-World Heritage Listing Christmas card and envelope Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 1 Apply Concerned Ladies Action Group collection no. 1 filter	Christmas cards Apply Christmas cards filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Shane Waugh Apply Shane Waugh filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Best Wishes - Exhibition Building Melbourne, 1908 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic 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
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
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1928 Apply 1928 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
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
'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
Cartoon titled 'Re-regulating the economy', by Bruce Petty, ... Political Cartooning 2008 collection Apply Political Cartooning 2008 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Mr Bruce Petty Apply Mr Bruce Petty filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Ceramic glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Weipa, Queensland, Australia Apply Weipa, Queensland, Australia filter	Thancoupie Apply Thancoupie filter
Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Two children with a toy boat Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia Apply Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia filter		2008 Apply 2008 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
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
Two Conidae Conus Sanguinolentus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
Hammerhead shark (Beizam) headdress, by Ken Thaiday Senior Ken Thaiday collection no. 3 Apply Ken Thaiday collection no. 3 filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Kenneth J. Thaiday Sr Apply Kenneth J. Thaiday Sr 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
Pigmented, shallow wooden, elongated concave container Yalata Lutheran Mission collection Apply Yalata Lutheran Mission collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 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
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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Print titled 'Hammerhead Hunter', by Ken Thaiday Senior Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Kenneth J. Thaiday Sr Apply Kenneth J. Thaiday Sr filter
Kelp water 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
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
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
Pair of ornamental pearl shell earrings 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Earrings Apply Earrings filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Christina Klaus Apply Christina Klaus filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
'Punmu' by Mary Meribida, 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	Mary Meribida Apply Mary Meribida filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Broad flattened oval, concave wooden container University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Pastel drawing by Kathryn Norris, 1996 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Kathryn Norris Apply Ms Kathryn Norris filter
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Tanya Langdon Apply Ms Tanya Langdon filter
Wira Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Shield - made by Claude, George and Malcolm Wilson - Mitchel... Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Claude Wilson Apply Mr Claude Wilson filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
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
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
1959 Wolseley 1500 saloon Robert W Crompton collection Apply Robert W Crompton collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter		Professor Robert W. Crompton AM Apply Professor Robert W. Crompton AM filter	1959 Apply 1959 filter
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Message stick Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia 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
Club, Cairns, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
'Lake Disappointment' by Yanjimi Peter Rowlands, 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	Yanjimi P. Rowlands Apply Yanjimi P. Rowlands filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds 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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter
Wooden container by Pampirla Hansen Boxer, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Pampirla H. Boxer Apply Pampirla H. Boxer filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Elongated wooden concave container with rounded ends JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo 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 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
Two Conidae Conus Rattus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Print titled Bone Tail Sting Ray by Zane Saunders, 1990 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Zane Saunders Apply Mr Zane Saunders filter	1990 Apply 1990 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