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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Childhood Bible Stories. Series 1. Book4 owned by Lois Gross... Reverend John Grosse collection Apply Reverend John Grosse collection filter	Storybooks Apply Storybooks filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse 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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
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
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
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial 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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja 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
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
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Roy Barker Apply Mr Roy Barker filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
Two wooden bowls 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 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	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Terminal Examination Grade 3 school report for Lois Grosse (... 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	1945 Apply 1945 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
Deep, concave wooden container Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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
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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Carved wooden container with incised designs and ochre Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Necklace of shells on nylon line Bama Aboriginal Arts and Crafts collection Apply Bama Aboriginal Arts and Crafts collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Bama Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Apply Bama Aboriginal Arts and Crafts filter
Melaleuca bark container Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 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
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
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
Bull kelp container, made by Nannette Shaw Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Nannette Shaw Apply Ms Nannette Shaw 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
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
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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Sister Eva Friedenshort.. A Servant of Others, for Christ's ... 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	1947 Apply 1947 filter
Oblong bark container American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte 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
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
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
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bamboo bottle 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 Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Squat glazed pot with lid Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Pots Apply Pots filter	Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Yarrabah, Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Yarrabah Pottery Apply Yarrabah Pottery 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
Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1976 Apply 1976 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
Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Wira Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Exercise book used by Lois Grosse (nee Ottens) when attendin... 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
Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Pair of ladies black patent leather shoes Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Shoes Apply Shoes filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	J Robins (VIC) Pty Ltd Apply J Robins (VIC) Pty Ltd filter	1965 Apply 1965 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
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Njinawanga Apply Njinawanga filter	1981 Apply 1981 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
Crater Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Sherril Sheehan Apply Sherril Sheehan 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
Jubilee booklet to commemorate fifty years in the life of th... Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter		Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Evening purse handmade by Lois Grosse's mother, Vera Ottens. Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Purses Apply Purses filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Vera E. Ottens Apply Vera E. Ottens filter
Bark 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