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Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
Drum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Musical drums Apply Musical drums filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 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
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Headdress support Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Frederick Chisholm Apply Mr Frederick Chisholm filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir Hubert Murray Apply Sir Hubert Murray filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Stone adze blade Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
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
Oblong bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Drum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Musical drums Apply Musical drums filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1907 Apply 1907 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 head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Drum Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Musical drums Apply Musical drums filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bamboo drum stick Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Drum sticks Apply Drum sticks filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Conch shell trumpet Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Wind instruments Apply Wind instruments filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
'The Anti-War Movement and Papua-New Guinea', a paper presen... Elsie Gare collection no. 1 Apply Elsie Gare collection no. 1 filter	Theses Apply Theses filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Alec Robertson Apply Alec Robertson filter	1971 Apply 1971 filter
Headdress Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Pigmented container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden headrest Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Sawfish club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Pair of earrings Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Earrings Apply Earrings filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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
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
Shell pendant Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Pendants Apply Pendants filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Coconut container Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1927 Apply 1927 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
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Pigmented and burnished, deep wooden concave container Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter
Wooden bowl with pokerwork snake design by Mowitja, Umbakuku... 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
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
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
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	Nola Apply Nola filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
Adze Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection

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