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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden bowl with pokerwork snake design by Mowitja, Umbakuku... 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
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Piti, or wooden bowl 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
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
Child's drawing - A legend about the snake by Heather Joseph... 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
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 with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden container by Pampirla Hansen Boxer, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Pampirla H. Boxer Apply Pampirla H. Boxer filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Topography Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Sherril Sheehan Apply Sherril Sheehan filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs by Nola, Ernabella SA 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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Concepta Kantilla Apply Concepta Kantilla 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
Palm leaf container Dr La Mont West collection Apply Dr La Mont West collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
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
Metal tin containing pens, nibs and rubbers Hallmark Finance Limited collection Apply Hallmark Finance Limited collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Geelong, Victoria, Australia Apply Geelong, Victoria, Australia filter	The Valley Mill Apply The Valley Mill 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
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
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
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
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi Apply Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Coconut container Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Purari River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Purari River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Francis E. Williams Apply Mr Francis E. Williams filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Bark container Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 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
Canoe shaped wooden container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
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
Deep concave wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
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
Deep concave wooden container Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Elliptical concave wooden container by Alan Mungulu Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Alan Mungulu Apply Alan Mungulu filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
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
Small wooden bowl made from River Red Gum Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 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	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons 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
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
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
Bark container collected at Yallock station near Cobar, New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yallock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yallock, New South Wales, Australia filter	J Leach Apply J Leach filter
'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Kuji Rosie Goodjie and Jukuja... Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia Apply Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia filter	Kuji R. Goodjie Apply Kuji R. Goodjie filter	2007 Apply 2007 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
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Cobbie Apply Cobbie 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
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
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	Ikula Apply Ikula 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
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