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Linoprint card
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Unknown
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1994
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing - person walking with a spear between two tr...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Child's drawing - This men is travel to the island to got so...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Painting depicts humped rocks, a snake and three human figur...
Bark paintings
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Mawalan 1 Marika
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1966
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing Daymbalipu's story

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Painting depicts an abstract design with flying foxes
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Mungurrawuy Yunupingu
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1965
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Woodblock - used for 'Dilminyin' print, 2015

The design on this woodblock is of dilminyin or red bead tree (Adenanthera pavonina), a plant associated with the Yirrit...
Wooden container
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Child's drawing - House on stilts with sun setting behind hi...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Ceramic bowl
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Eddie Puruntatameri
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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'Bundjungu', bark painting, native plant species

Bundjungu (Yolngu name) Capparis umbonata (Latin name) 'bush orange' (Common name) This plant belongs to the Yirritja mo...
Deep bark container
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Kalumburu Dance Group
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1988
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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'Bindiyalngu', bark painting, native plant species

Bindiyalngu (Yolngu name) Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Latin name) 'cheeky yam/pumpkin yam' (Common name) Bindiyalngu ...
Elliptical concave wooden container
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1985
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Western Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing by Mary Bangara

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Carved stone lizard
Rock carvings
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Barney Wongin
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1994
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Fregon, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Weapon - Spear
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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'Opossum Tree Dreaming', by Narritjin Maymuru, 1966
Bark paintings
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Narritjin Maymuru
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1966
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Deep wooden container, concave and elongated with rounded en...
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J W. Lindo
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Notebook with handmade leather cover
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Marita Baker
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1994
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Fregon, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden bowl called piti
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Child's drawing of a fish by Nerritja

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Nail and screw tidy
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Deep oval concaved wooden container
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1957
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Child's drawing - These are Aboriginal men getting turtle sh...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
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...
Child's drawing - Wilbur Chaseling landing at Yirrkala 1935 ...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
'Dhanguniya', bark painting, native plant species

Dhanguniya (Yolngu name) Ipomoea graminea (Latin name) 'grass-leaf yam' (common name) This plant belongs to the Dhuwa mo...
Boomerang
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Not provided
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1926
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cylindrical fibre basket - Yirrkala, 1948
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Not provided
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing of three fish by Wutjananwuy

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Oval wooden bowl
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Unknown
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'Murrnyi / Murrtjumun', bark painting, native plant species

Murrnyi'/Murrtjumun (Yolngu name) Grewia retusifolia (Latin name) 'emu berry' (common name) This plant belongs to the Dh...
'Rakay', Painted hollow log, native plant species

Räkay (Yolngu name) Eleocharis dulcis (Latin name) 'water chestnut' (common name) This plant belongs to the Dhuwa moiet...
Child's drawing - Mr Chaseling the first missionary was here...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Child's drawing This is my homeland centre Gurk'way by Rober...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Palm spathe food dish
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Mr Leo Austen
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1922
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden container
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Abstract design on paper, Oenpelli, 1948
Bark paintings
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Unknown
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1948
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Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus...
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Child's drawing by Guypunguru

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Child's drawing - Long time before the real white people cam...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Child's drawing This picture is about our outstation - Garrt...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Painting depicts a large sawfish surrounded by two turtles a...
Bark paintings
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Unknown
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1948
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Spear
Spears
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Coaster - leather
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Deborah Curley
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1994
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Fregon, South Australia, Australia
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Painting depicts two crocodiles
Bark paintings
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing - 'The Dreamtime' by Dianna Merrkiyawuy, Yir...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Bark painting titled Snakes and Lizards by Mithinarri Gurruw...

Snakes and lizards (collection list for AI 7).
Hollow cylinder of wood forming a smoking pipe with a wooden...
Smoking pipes
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Not provided
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1987
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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'Dhanggi', bark painting, native plant species

Dhanggi (Yolngu name) Planchonia careya (Latin name) 'cocky apple' (common name) This plant belongs to the Dhuwa moiety ...
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting...
Bark paintings
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Bokarra
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1974
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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The Moon-Man depicted on paper, Alinda, Yirrkala, 1948
Bark paintings
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Unknown
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1948
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Coconut container

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Child's drawing We live by the sea / here is the boatshed by...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
'Dhanguniya', bark painting, native plant species

Dhanguniya (Yolngu name) Ipomoea graminea (Latin name) 'grass-leaf yam' (common name) This plant belongs to the Dhuwa mo...
'Bundjungu', bark painting, native plant species

Bundjungu (Yolngu name) Capparis umbonata (Latin name) 'bush orange' (Common name) This plant belongs to the Yirritja mo...
'Darwirr', bark painting, native plant species

Darwirr (Yolngu name) Flagellaria indica (Latin name) 'flagellaria'(common name) This plant belongs to the Yirritja moie...
'Laka', bark painting, native plant species

Laka (Yolngu name) Botanical information about the plant: This is a plant-water reed with edible corn, similar but not ...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Linoprint card Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Child's drawing - person walking with a spear between two tr... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Barratja Apply Barratja filter
Child's drawing - This men is travel to the island to got so... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dennis Apply Dennis filter
Painting depicts humped rocks, a snake and three human figur... J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mawalan 1 Marika Apply Mawalan 1 Marika filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Child's drawing Daymbalipu's story Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Daymbalipu Apply Daymbalipu 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
Painting depicts an abstract design with flying foxes J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mungurrawuy Yunupingu Apply Mungurrawuy Yunupingu filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Woodblock - used for 'Dilminyin' print, 2015 Mulkun Wirrpanda woodblock collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda woodblock collection filter	Printing blocks Apply Printing blocks filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2015 Apply 2015 filter
Wooden container Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Child's drawing - House on stilts with sun setting behind hi... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ronyiwuy Apply Ronyiwuy 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
'Bundjungu', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2013 Apply 2013 filter
Deep bark container Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kalumburu Dance Group Apply Kalumburu Dance Group filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
'Bindiyalngu', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2012 Apply 2012 filter
Elliptical concave wooden container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Child's drawing by Mary Bangara Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mary Bangara Apply Mary Bangara filter
Carved stone lizard Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Barney Wongin Apply Barney Wongin filter	1994 Apply 1994 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
Weapon - Spear American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
'Opossum Tree Dreaming', by Narritjin Maymuru, 1966 J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
Notebook with handmade leather cover Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Notebooks Apply Notebooks filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Marita Baker Apply Marita Baker filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Child's drawing of a fish by Nerritja Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nerritja Apply Nerritja filter
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Child's drawing - These are Aboriginal men getting turtle sh... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Gary Waninga Marika Apply Gary Waninga Marika 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
Child's drawing - Wilbur Chaseling landing at Yirrkala 1935 ... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bruce Apply Bruce filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
'Dhanguniya', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2012 Apply 2012 filter
Boomerang Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Cylindrical fibre basket - Yirrkala, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Child's drawing of three fish by Wutjananwuy Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Wutjananwuy Apply Wutjananwuy filter
Oval wooden bowl Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
'Murrnyi / Murrtjumun', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2014 Apply 2014 filter
'Rakay', Painted hollow log, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Coffins Apply Coffins filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2014 Apply 2014 filter
Child's drawing - Mr Chaseling the first missionary was here... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Kevin IYS P.P.S. Apply Kevin IYS P.P.S. filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Child's drawing This is my homeland centre Gurk'way by Rober... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Robert Wanambi Apply Robert Wanambi filter
Palm spathe food dish 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	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Abstract design on paper, Oenpelli, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Child's drawing by Guypunguru Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Guypunyuru Apply Guypunyuru filter
Child's drawing - Long time before the real white people cam... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Toby Gabalga Apply Toby Gabalga filter
Child's drawing This picture is about our outstation - Garrt... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Betty Miyatja Apply Betty Miyatja filter
Painting depicts a large sawfish surrounded by two turtles a... American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spear American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Coaster - leather Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Coasters Apply Coasters filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Deborah Curley Apply Deborah Curley filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Painting depicts two crocodiles Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 3 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Child's drawing - 'The Dreamtime' by Dianna Merrkiyawuy, Yir... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Dhupuma College, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Dhupuma College, Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr Apply Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Bark painting titled Snakes and Lizards by Mithinarri Gurruw... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mithinarri Gurruwiwi Apply Mithinarri Gurruwiwi filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter

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