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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
A straight shaped piece of wood with bark still attached Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Samples Apply Samples filter
Snake designed digging stick, attributed to Coranderrk, Vict... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter
Deep concave wooden container Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt 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
Digging stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Oval wooden dish/container Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Spear Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Spears Apply Spears 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
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 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
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Cylindrical wooden digging stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter
Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection Apply Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ada Pilakui Apply Ada Pilakui 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
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy 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
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby 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
Glazed stoneware vesssel 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	Eddie Puruntatameri Apply Eddie Puruntatameri filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Deep, concave shaped wooden container Lew Parlette collection no. 2 Apply Lew Parlette collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Cylindrical wooden digging stick Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Elliptical concave wooden container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Scoop or digging stick from Byrock, New South Wales, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
Bark container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 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	Long Peter, Parapriti Apply Long Peter, Parapriti filter	1965 Apply 1965 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
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Digging stick Groote Eylandt Women's Material collection Apply Groote Eylandt Women's Material collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Angurugu, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Angurugu, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mary Amagula Apply Mary Amagula filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
Oval concave wooden container with pointed ends JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Digging stick used in dance perfomance by Ernabella communit... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 6 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 6 filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	2004 Apply 2004 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
Cylindrical bark container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 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 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
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
Digging stick Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Weibuma Apply Weibuma filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Digging stick RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks 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
Wooden digging stick made by Jack Shepherd, 1913 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Digging stick JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Interfet stubbie holder Australian Army History Unit collection Apply Australian Army History Unit collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	East Timor Apply East Timor filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1999 Apply 1999 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
Bark container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 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	Popalntao Apply Popalntao filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Painted wooden container JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
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
Digging stick from Bogan River, New South Wales, 1912 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Central Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter		1912 Apply 1912 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and echidna quills... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols 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
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
Cylindrical wooden digging stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Digging stick Groote Eylandt Women's Material collection Apply Groote Eylandt Women's Material collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Angurugu, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Angurugu, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Menanga Durilla Apply Menanga Durilla filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter