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Wooden container with lid in the shape of an apple
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Maringka Burton
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1994
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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A straight shaped piece of needle wood which has bark attach...
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Wira
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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2003
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'Double Stone' by Garrett Hobson

"We've got Double Stone at the beach. The other stone's sitting on top of the other stone. No one can take it out ... ...
Wooden container with pokerwork design
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Asymetrical boomerang
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented container
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Wooden container, Wangkangurru people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Club
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Wooden bowl called piti
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Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz...
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J W. Lindo
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'The Double Stone' by Orlando Sandy

We passed the Double Stone with our car ... we were going to the Claudie River to go fishing.' -Orlando Sandy, 2002...
Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz...
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J W. Lindo
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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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Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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1985
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Container - wood
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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Jacqui Langdon
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Boomerang
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Bark container
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Bark container
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1973
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, 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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Bull kelp, river reed and tee-tree container, made by Ila Pu...
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Mrs Ila Purdon
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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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Wooden container
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Kelp container by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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'Sailing boat' by Rheannon Clarmont

"When we went to fishing ... we saw a sailing boat and we passed the island." -Rheannon Clarmont, 2002...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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'A boat going fishing' by Kieran Johnson

"We saw a big crocodile when we caught that big fish ... and a dugong. We sleep in the boat ... and the crocodile was re...
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 ...
Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment
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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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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...
Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Bull kelp container, made by Nannette Shaw
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Ms Nannette Shaw
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Metal container, Ernabella SA
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1954
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Wooden container, Arrernte people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Firedrill set
Firesticks
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Billy Boyle
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1964
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Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia
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Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju...

This wooden dish is called Kanyilpa and is used for separating the seed from the chaff in the preparation of damper made...
Boomerang
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Mr Roy Barker
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1992
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Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia
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Plated ferrous metal hub cap bent and beaten into typical co...
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Pandanus and lawyer cane coil basket
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Margaret Temple
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1960
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Lockhart River, Queensland, 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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Wooden container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Bamboo water container
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Mr A P. Lyons
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1916
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden container with lid in the shape of an apple Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
A straight shaped piece of needle wood which has bark attach... Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Samples Apply Samples 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
'Double Stone' by Garrett Hobson Lockhart River State School collection Apply Lockhart River State School collection filter	Linocuts Apply Linocuts filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Garrett Hobson Apply Mr Garrett Hobson filter	2002 Apply 2002 filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs 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
Asymetrical boomerang Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock filter
Pigmented container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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
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
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
Club Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
'The Double Stone' by Orlando Sandy Lockhart River State School collection Apply Lockhart River State School collection filter	Linocuts Apply Linocuts filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Orlando Sandy Apply Mr Orlando Sandy filter	2002 Apply 2002 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
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 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
Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
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
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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 Jacqui Langdon Apply Ms Jacqui Langdon filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bark container 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		1973 Apply 1973 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
Bull kelp, river reed and tee-tree container, made by Ila Pu... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Mrs Ila Purdon Apply Mrs Ila Purdon 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
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
'Sailing boat' by Rheannon Clarmont Lockhart River State School collection Apply Lockhart River State School collection filter	Linocuts Apply Linocuts filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Rheannon Clarmont Apply Ms Rheannon Clarmont filter	2002 Apply 2002 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
'A boat going fishing' by Kieran Johnson Lockhart River State School collection Apply Lockhart River State School collection filter	Linocuts Apply Linocuts filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Kieran Johnson Apply Mr Kieran Johnson filter	2002 Apply 2002 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
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
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
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
Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated 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
Metal container, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter		1954 Apply 1954 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
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
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
Firedrill set Dr La Mont West collection Apply Dr La Mont West collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Billy Boyle Apply Billy Boyle filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Boomerang Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
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
Pandanus and lawyer cane coil basket Lockhart River Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre collection Apply Lockhart River Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Margaret Temple Apply Margaret Temple filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Wooden container Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family 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	Kanginy Apply Kanginy 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
Wooden container 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
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