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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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Boab nut incised with kangaroos
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Wooden container
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Stone knife
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Sculpture - bird's foot
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Wooden bowl called piti
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Ground edge hatchet head, Portland [stone implement]
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Portland, Victoria, Australia
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Wooden container
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Wooden container, Arrernte people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing - 'The hot dry sun of summer' by Joyleen, Ya...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0318 reads: "Pitchie/Charlotte Waters/1891/Central Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Nail and screw tidy
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Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of Kungkarangkaipa T...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Gum nut necklace
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1987
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Minute book entitled Stone Implements Keilor Vic Catalogue 1...
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Mr Herbert Keys
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
Broad flattened oval, concave wooden container
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1957
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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1985
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Pigmented container
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1963
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Katherine River, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Spearhead
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Bark container
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Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West...
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Cocktail savoury holder
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Mrs Lois V. Grosse
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1945
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Japan
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Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari
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Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania
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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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'Ngurti' (wooden container) by George Tuckerbox, 2007
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George Tuckerbox
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Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia
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Spearthrower
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1987
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Angus Downs Station, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bark container from Bathurst Island
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1911
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented container
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Child's drawing

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Kelp water carrier
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Yvonne Kopper
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Tasmania, Australia
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Partly finished wooden container
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Melaleuca bark container
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Not provided
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1972
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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1927
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration
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Wooden container
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Child's drawing - 'A shepherd watching some sheep' by unknow...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Kelp water container by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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Oblong bark container
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing - Yalata people coming from Ooldea by Heathe...

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Palm spathe food dish
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Mr Leo Austen
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1922
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Palm leaf container
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Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
Oblong bark container
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1985
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Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing

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Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel
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Queensland, Australia
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Elliptical concave bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Container - wood
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Deep oval concaved wooden container
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1957
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Plastic tube
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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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Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Boab nut incised with kangaroos Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings 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
Stone knife Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter
Sculpture - bird's foot Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 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
Ground edge hatchet head, Portland [stone implement] Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Portland, Victoria, Australia Apply Portland, Victoria, Australia filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
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
Child's drawing - 'The hot dry sun of summer' by Joyleen, Ya... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Joyleen Apply Joyleen 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
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
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of Kungkarangkaipa T... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Dagg Apply Margaret Dagg filter	1997 Apply 1997 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
Gum nut necklace Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Minute book entitled Stone Implements Keilor Vic Catalogue 1... Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Minute books Apply Minute books filter		Mr Herbert Keys Apply Mr Herbert Keys 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
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Dagg Apply Margaret Dagg filter	1997 Apply 1997 filter
Broad flattened oval, concave wooden container University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
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 Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Weapon - Spearhead Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... Apply Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West... filter
Cocktail savoury holder Lois Grosse collection Apply Lois Grosse collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Mrs Lois V. Grosse Apply Mrs Lois V. Grosse filter	1945 Apply 1945 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
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
'Ngurti' (wooden container) by George Tuckerbox, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia Apply Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia filter	George Tuckerbox Apply George Tuckerbox filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Spearthrower Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Angus Downs Station, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Angus Downs Station, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Bark container from Bathurst Island Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Pigmented container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Weapon - Boomerang Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Charmaine Bridey Apply Charmaine Bridey 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
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Child's drawing - 'A shepherd watching some sheep' by unknow... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Yalata School Apply Yalata School 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
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
Child's drawing - Yalata people coming from Ooldea by Heathe... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Heather Joseph Apply Heather Joseph filter
Palm spathe food dish 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	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyupaya Kaika Apply Nyupaya Kaika filter	1998 Apply 1998 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Brenda Apply Brenda 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
Elliptical concave bark container Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection 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
Plastic tube Dot Butler collection no. 2 Apply Dot Butler collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols filter