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Piti

A wooden bowl or piti made from a river red gum. It features a curved pattern synonymous with central desert crafts and ...
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Maringka Burton
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1994
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Container made from a sheet of metal
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1957
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Bark container
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Long Peter, Parapriti
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1965
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Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter...
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Film negative - Aboriginal children bathing, Sunday Island, ...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1916
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Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia
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Terracotta bowl with dark blue slip by Renita Stanley
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Ms Renita Stanley
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2005
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Lantern slide - Man scraping boomerang with a sharp stone fl...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece And Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate LV/2. Caption reads: 'Al...
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Glass plate negative - Aboriginal rock engravings, South Aus...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1905
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Australia
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Copy negative - Boy practicing with toy shield and boomerang...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece And Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XIV/1. Caption reads: 'A...
Boomerang 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...
Weapon - Boomerang
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1934
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Southern central, Australia
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Weapon - Spearhead - stone
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Glass plate negative - Jim, the Chinese gardener, Durham Dow...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1919
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ngalpuntja
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bamboo water container
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Mr A P. Lyons
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1916
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Shield
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Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The B...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1920
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Bone fishing hook and line
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Hatchet
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Child carrying boomerang, tidal mud f...

Companion photograph to image reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Austr...
Film negative - Woman holding baby on her back, Denial Bay, ...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1920
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Australia
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Miss Olive Pink
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Film negative - Trig erected on Krupp Hill, South Australia,...

Left to right: Larry Wells, Arthur Grieg and John Reid.
Boab nut incised with flora of Broome, WA
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Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag
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Carved wooden bilby
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Maringka Burton
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1994
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Cylindrical wooden digging stick
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Goanna sculpture
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Ikula
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1982
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Club
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1934
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Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented container
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1963
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Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Miss Olive Pink
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Glass plate negative - The old battery, Arltunga, Northern ...

Reproduced by Basedow in the "Observer" (Adelaide) (14 July 1923). Caption reads: 'The old battery at Arltunga.'...
Film negative - Different ways of wearing the hair, Peterman...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Mail" (18 September 1926). Caption reads: 'Types of Australian natives found in Petermann ...
Kelp container by Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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Pigmented bent bark ceremonial armband
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1912
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Spearthrower
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Toy throwing stick - witwit
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Spearthrower
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1934
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Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia
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Stone blade
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Firedrill base
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Deep concave wooden container
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Mrs Anne M. Girard
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Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
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Palm leaf basket from Port Essington, made by Ningoldie Blyt...

Palm leaf baskets, as well as being used as water containers, have a particular use in relation to keeping up the energy...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1922
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Australia
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Glass plate negative - Station hands butchering a beast, Vic...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1922
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
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
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Container made from a sheet of metal University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Film negative - Aboriginal children bathing, Sunday Island, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia Apply Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Terracotta bowl with dark blue slip by Renita Stanley 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	Ms Renita Stanley Apply Ms Renita Stanley filter	2005 Apply 2005 filter
Lantern slide - Man scraping boomerang with a sharp stone fl... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Glass plate negative - Aboriginal rock engravings, South Aus... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Copy negative - Boy practicing with toy shield and boomerang... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Negatives Apply Negatives filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Spearhead - stone Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Glass plate negative - Jim, the Chinese gardener, Durham Dow... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1919 Apply 1919 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	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja filter
Bamboo water container 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 A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Shield Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The B... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Bone fishing hook and line Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Fishing hooks Apply Fishing hooks filter
Hatchet Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Glass plate negative - Child carrying boomerang, tidal mud f... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Film negative - Woman holding baby on her back, Denial Bay, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Film negative - Trig erected on Krupp Hill, South Australia,... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Boab nut incised with flora of Broome, WA Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter
Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Cylindrical wooden digging stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ikula Apply Ikula filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Glass plate negative - The old battery, Arltunga, Northern ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Film negative - Different ways of wearing the hair, Peterman... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Petermann Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Petermann Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
Pigmented bent bark ceremonial armband Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1912 Apply 1912 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Toy throwing stick - witwit Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Stone blade Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Firedrill base Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Deep concave wooden container Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Cylindrical metal container Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Anne M. Girard Apply Mrs Anne M. Girard filter
Palm leaf basket from Port Essington, made by Ningoldie Blyt... Port Essington collection no. 2 Apply Port Essington collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cobourg Peninnsula, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cobourg Peninnsula, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ningoldie Blyth Apply Ningoldie Blyth filter	2015 Apply 2015 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearhead - stone Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Glass plate negative - Katherine River, Northern Territory, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Glass plate negative - Station hands butchering a beast, Vic... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 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