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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Glazed stoneware vesssel
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Eddie Puruntatameri
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1975
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Concave, oval wooden container
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Hinged lid container
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Kuru Ala by Wingu Tingima

This painting is by senior Pitjantjatjara artist Wingu Tingima. It depicts a significant site on the Seven Sisters songl...
Black and brown bowl
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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'Kurrkumalu' by Mayapu Elsie Thomas, 2007

Beyond the great Dreaming narratives so commonly associated with desert art, simple childhood memories of home are embed...
Lizard sculpture
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mowitja
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Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
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'Lawalawa' by Ngarralja Tommy May, 2007

This is the story of Lawalawa, (Dolly Snell's father) who was a major custodian of Kurtal. When Ngarrala Tommy May was a...
Toy horse, 'Jackson', used during the cancelled 2007 Birdsvi...
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Ms Jo Fort
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Birdsville, Queensland, Australia
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'Kaningarra' by Manmarr Daisy Andrews, 2007

"This is Kaningarra near Well 48 on the Canning Stock Route. There were little birds that come before the rain to the wa...
'Puntuwarri' by Pukarlyi Milly Kelly, 2007

This painting depicts Puntawarri, west of Well 17 on the Canning Stock Route, which is Milly Kelly's traditional Country...
'Kalyuyangku' by Richard Yukenbarri (Yugumbari), 2007

"Kalyuyangku is flat Country east of the Canning Stock Route between Kunawarritji (well 33) and Jupiter Well. My father'...
Bark container
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Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy
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Lizard sculpture
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Container - wood
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Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013

The maker said he would usually seal the sides with wax but, as he had none available at the time, he used a white clay ...
Oval-shaped iron container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment
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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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Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie
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Yvonne Koolmatrie
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1990
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Berri, South Australia, Australia
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Storage system composed of a group of five tobacco tins with...
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Pigmented, shallow wooden, elongated concave container
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1970
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Yalata, South Australia, Australia
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'Jilji' by Taku Rosie Tarco, 2007

"Too much jilji [sandhills] in our Country. Up and down, up and down. Kartiya [white people] get sick of it." [Taku Rosi...
Wooden container
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'Where I Was Born' by Georgina Brown, 2007

The artist has not provided any detailed description of the visual content of this painting. other than to note that it ...
Piti

A wooden bowl or piti made from a river red gum. It features a curved pattern synonymous with central desert crafts and ...
'My Country' by Sheila Friday Jones, 2007

Sheila Friday Jones has painted Country around Mungarlu, which is south east of the Jilakurru (Durba Hills) gorge comple...
Bull kelp, river reed and tea tree container made by Kylie D...
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Ms Kylie Dickson
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Knitting needle container
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1941
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Cylindrical bark container
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1987
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Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Spinifex and raffia basket with handle and emu feather detai...
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Atipalku Intjalki
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2006
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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'Nyaru' by Charlie Wallabi, 2007

Nyaru is the artist's Country south-west of Kiwirrkura. It is an important site associated with the Tingari Tjukurrpa (s...
Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Lizard sculpture
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Lizard sculpture
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container
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1985
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Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Political Cartoons
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Mr Simon Letch
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Wooden container
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Boat-shaped wooden container, painted glossy tan colour
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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Wooden, oval elongated concave container
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cartoon titled 'Down the gurgler', by Ron Tandberg, 2008
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'Nyilangkurr' by Donald Moko, 2007

This painting focusses on the site of Nyilangkurr. The story of Nyilangkurr links the southern and northern areas of sto...
Wooden container, Wangkangurru people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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'Lumpu Lumpu' by Manmarr Daisy Andrews, 2007

"These are the hills around Lumpulumpu, a place with mixed memories for me. It is beautiful Country with sad feelings fr...
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Miss Olive Pink
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Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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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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Original labelling on 1985.0059.0318 reads: "Pitchie/Charlotte Waters/1891/Central Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
Wooden container with adze marks
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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Tanya Langdon
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
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	Eddie Puruntatameri Apply Eddie Puruntatameri filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Concave, oval wooden container Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kuru Ala by Wingu Tingima Songlines - Wingu Tingima collection Apply Songlines - Wingu Tingima collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia Apply Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia filter	Wingu Tingima Apply Wingu Tingima filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Black and brown bowl 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
'Kurrkumalu' by Mayapu Elsie Thomas, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Mayapu E. Thomas Apply Mayapu E. Thomas filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons 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
'Lawalawa' by Ngarralja Tommy May, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia Apply Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia filter	Ngarralja T. May Apply Ngarralja T. May filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Toy horse, 'Jackson', used during the cancelled 2007 Birdsvi... Jo Fort collection Apply Jo Fort collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Birdsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Birdsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Jo Fort Apply Ms Jo Fort filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
'Kaningarra' by Manmarr Daisy Andrews, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia Apply Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia filter	Manmarr D. Andrews Apply Manmarr D. Andrews filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
'Puntuwarri' by Pukarlyi Milly Kelly, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Kilykily, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kilykily, Western Australia, Australia filter	Milly Kelly Apply Milly Kelly filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
'Kalyuyangku' by Richard Yukenbarri (Yugumbari), 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Richard Yukenbarri (Yugumbari) Apply Richard Yukenbarri (Yugumbari) filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons filter
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013 Kenny Brown collection Apply Kenny Brown collection 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	Mr Kenny Brown Apply Mr Kenny Brown filter	2013 Apply 2013 filter
Oval-shaped iron container Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia 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
Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 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
Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Berri, South Australia, Australia Apply Berri, South Australia, Australia filter	Yvonne Koolmatrie Apply Yvonne Koolmatrie filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Storage system composed of a group of five tobacco tins with... E Burke and M Everitt collection Apply E Burke and M Everitt collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
'Jilji' by Taku Rosie Tarco, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia Apply Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia filter	Taku R. Tarco Apply Taku R. Tarco filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
'Where I Was Born' by Georgina Brown, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia filter	Georgina Brown Apply Georgina Brown filter	2007 Apply 2007 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
'My Country' by Sheila Friday Jones, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Sheila Friday Jones Apply Sheila Friday Jones filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Bull kelp, river reed and tea tree container made by Kylie D... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Kylie Dickson Apply Ms Kylie Dickson filter
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 filter
Cylindrical bark container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Spinifex and raffia basket with handle and emu feather detai... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 8 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 8 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Atipalku Intjalki Apply Atipalku Intjalki filter	2006 Apply 2006 filter
'Nyaru' by Charlie Wallabi, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Kilykily, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kilykily, Western Australia, Australia filter	Charlie Wallabi Apply Charlie Wallabi filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons 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
Stop Behind the Lines 2007 collection Apply Behind the Lines 2007 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Mr Simon Letch Apply Mr Simon Letch filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boat-shaped wooden container, painted glossy tan colour Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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
Wooden, oval elongated 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	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Cartoon titled 'Down the gurgler', by Ron Tandberg, 2008 Political Cartooning 2008 collection Apply Political Cartooning 2008 collection filter	Political Cartoons Apply Political Cartoons filter		Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
'Nyilangkurr' by Donald Moko, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Donald Moko Apply Donald Moko filter	2007 Apply 2007 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
'Lumpu Lumpu' by Manmarr Daisy Andrews, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia Apply Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia filter	Manmarr D. Andrews Apply Manmarr D. Andrews filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia 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
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
Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1891 Apply 1891 filter
Wooden container with adze marks Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Tanya Langdon Apply Ms Tanya Langdon filter