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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 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
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
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
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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Wooden Container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 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 and tea tree container, made by Nayda Smith Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Nayda Smith Apply Miss Nayda Smith 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
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
Deep bark container Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kalumburu Dance Group Apply Kalumburu Dance Group filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
Piti 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
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
Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden container Janet Mathews collection no. 4 Apply Janet Mathews collection no. 4 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Percy Mumbler Apply Percy Mumbler filter	1968 Apply 1968 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
Plastic tube Dot Butler collection no. 2 Apply Dot Butler collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
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
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
Concave, oval wooden container Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Mayapu Elsie Thomas, 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	Mayapu E. Thomas Apply Mayapu E. Thomas filter	2007 Apply 2007 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
Wooden container from the Rawlinson Ranges Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia Apply Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia filter	Walter B. MacDougall Mr Apply Walter B. MacDougall Mr filter
String cross made from yarn and wood Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Karadada Apply Jack Karadada filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
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 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
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
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 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		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Apply filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Ceramic bowl 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
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
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
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
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
Wooden bowl with burnt engraved 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
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
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
Elongated wooden concave container with rounded ends 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 Tanya Langdon Apply Ms Tanya Langdon 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
Burl used to hold ochre Tooloyn Koortakay collection Apply Tooloyn Koortakay collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter		2002 Apply 2002 filter
Fighting stick with thin incised lines Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock 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
Wooden container with lid in the shape of an apple Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter