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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Terracotta bowl with sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya Tapaya,... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter	2006 Apply 2006 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
Semi-circular wooden container Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Wooden container Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection 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
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
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
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
An original Handpainted Pitjantjatjara Work of Art Kaltjiti ... Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Barbara Baker Apply Barbara Baker filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Bookmark Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Bookmarks Apply Bookmarks filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Yangkuyi Heffernan Apply Yangkuyi Heffernan filter	1994 Apply 1994 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
Elliptical concave wooden container by Alan Mungulu 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	Alan Mungulu Apply Alan Mungulu filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Lizard Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Dagg Apply Margaret Dagg filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Carved wooden bilby Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Maringka Burton Apply Maringka Burton filter	1994 Apply 1994 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
Oval shell ornament Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Bark container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 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	Long Peter, Parapriti Apply Long Peter, Parapriti filter	1965 Apply 1965 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 Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Cowarie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cowarie, South Australia, Australia Apply Cowarie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 filter
Oval concave wooden container with pointed ends JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Clothes peg container, for attachment to the upright post of... Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection Apply Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1959 Apply 1959 filter
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Rachel Quillart Apply Rachel Quillart 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
Bottom grinding stone [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Lower grinding stones Apply Lower grinding stones filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Carved wooden wombat Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kamanara Apply Kamanara filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Children's drawing stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Drawing instruments Apply Drawing instruments filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
Cocktail savoury holder Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Pigmented container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Split stone hatchet head, bifacially flaked, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, 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	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Deep concave wooden container Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter

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