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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Conical shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Metal tin containing pens, nibs and rubbers Hallmark Finance Limited collection Apply Hallmark Finance Limited collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Geelong, Victoria, Australia Apply Geelong, Victoria, Australia filter	The Valley Mill Apply The Valley Mill 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
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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden boat shaped container Katherine Stow collection Apply Katherine Stow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Wooden tapstick with rounded tapered ends University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Hides' Hotel, Cairns. L.M. Hides, Proprietress. Est 1884 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic 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
Headpad Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Headpads Apply Headpads 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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Food bowl woven from plant material 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Miss Lucy Thaiday Apply Miss Lucy Thaiday filter	1992 Apply 1992 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	Popalntao Apply Popalntao filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Bull kelp and tea tree container, made by Nayda Smith Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Nayda Smith Apply Miss Nayda Smith filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Painting of an echidna Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Colin Wightman Apply Colin Wightman 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
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
Wooden container from the Rawlinson Ranges Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia Apply Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia filter	Walter B. MacDougall Mr Apply Walter B. MacDougall Mr 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
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
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
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo 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
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
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
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
Wooden container Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Maringka Burton Apply Maringka Burton filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja filter
Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Two Conidae Conus Flavidus 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
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
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter

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