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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Plated ferrous metal hub cap bent and beaten into typical co... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Deep concave wooden container Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Burl used to hold ochre Tooloyn Koortakay collection Apply Tooloyn Koortakay collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter		2002 Apply 2002 filter
A Boys' and Girls' Life of Christ, 1948 owned by Lois Grosse... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Religious books Apply Religious books filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Grade 2 exercise book used by Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) when ... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Exercise books Apply Exercise books filter	Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia Apply Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1945 Apply 1945 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Bird 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	Nola Apply Nola 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
Framed print titled "The Bluebirds' Song of Happiness" given... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Prints Apply Prints filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1939 Apply 1939 filter
Container Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Yvonne Kopper Apply Yvonne Kopper 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
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
The New Testament presented to Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Bibles Apply Bibles filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1953 Apply 1953 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
Two goanna sculptures Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nola Apply Nola filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
A Coronation Gallery of Royal Books Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Books Apply Books filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Bible Hero Stories - JESUS. Book One Bethlehem owned by Lois... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Storybooks Apply Storybooks filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter
Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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
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 container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Deep concave wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wooden container from north Queensland, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ... 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	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya 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
Bark container Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
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
Grade 1 exercise book used by Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) when ... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Exercise books Apply Exercise books filter	Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia Apply Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1944 Apply 1944 filter
Container for a wedding cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter
School report for Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) from the Brinkwor... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Reports Apply Reports filter	Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia Apply Brinkworth, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1951 Apply 1951 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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nola Apply Nola filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
Kelp water carrier 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
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1991 Apply 1991 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
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
'Avon' cosmetics container with a glass base and plastic lid Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Cosmetics containers Apply Cosmetics containers filter		Avon Apply Avon filter
Lord Teach Us to Pray, 1944, given to Lois Grosse (nee Otten... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Religious books Apply Religious books filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1944 Apply 1944 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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