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Wooden container with lid in the shape of an apple
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Clothes peg container, for attachment to the upright post of...
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1959
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Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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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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Bakelite cylindrical container
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Glass plate negative - Members of vice-regal party standing ...

Members of the vice-regal expedition to central Australia in 1923: (from left) Herbert Basedow, Captain Hambleton (aide-...
Wooden container with pokerwork design
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Shallow concave and elongated wooden container
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Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Spearthrower made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - insect and ani...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration
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Oval concave wooden container with pointed ends
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J W. Lindo
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Cylindrical metal container
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Mrs Anne M. Girard
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Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Deep, concave wooden container
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1993
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Container
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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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Shallow, wooden container
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1964
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Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, 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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Wooden container
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Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie
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Yvonne Koolmatrie
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1990
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Berri, South Australia, 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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Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Hooked boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - decorated ...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Metal tin containing pens, nibs and rubbers
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The Valley Mill
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Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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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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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mowitja
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Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Unknown
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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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Wooden container
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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 ...
Deep concave wooden container
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Wooden bowl called piti
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Bark container
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Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West...
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Hooked boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - decorated ...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Bark container
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Popalntao
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1965
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Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter...
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Wooden container
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Concave, oval wooden container
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Food bowl woven from plant material
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Miss Lucy Thaiday
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1992
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Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson
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Ms Leonie Dickson
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Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ...
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1976
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Piti, or wooden bowl

A wooden bowl or piti made from a river red gum. It features a curved pattern synonymous with central desert crafts and ...
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial 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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Pigmented, cylindrical bark container
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1985
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden, oval elongated concave container
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1964
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Spearthrower made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) and collected by...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Container made of bone
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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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Wooden container
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Ceramic glazed stoneware vessel
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Thancoupie
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Weipa, Queensland, Australia
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Glazed stoneware vesssel
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John B. Tipiloura
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1975
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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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
Clothes peg container, for attachment to the upright post of... Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection Apply Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1959 Apply 1959 filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
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
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
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Glass plate negative - Members of vice-regal party standing ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Shallow concave and elongated wooden container Brian Hayden collection Apply Brian Hayden 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
Spearthrower made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - insect and ani... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby 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
Cylindrical metal container Anne Girard collection Apply Anne Girard collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Anne M. Girard Apply Mrs Anne M. Girard 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
Deep, concave wooden container Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Shallow, wooden container Brian Hayden collection Apply Brian Hayden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 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 Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Berri, South Australia, Australia Apply Berri, South Australia, Australia filter	Yvonne Koolmatrie Apply Yvonne Koolmatrie filter	1990 Apply 1990 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
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Hooked boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - decorated ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
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	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja filter
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 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
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
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Deep concave wooden container Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden bowl called piti RG Kimber collection no. 1 Apply RG Kimber collection no. 1 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 Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Hooked boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - decorated ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Food bowl woven from plant material 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Miss Lucy Thaiday Apply Miss Lucy Thaiday filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Leonie Dickson Apply Ms Leonie Dickson filter
Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1976 Apply 1976 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
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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
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, oval elongated concave container Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Spearthrower made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) and collected by... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Ceramic glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Weipa, Queensland, Australia Apply Weipa, Queensland, Australia filter	Thancoupie Apply Thancoupie 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	John B. Tipiloura Apply John B. Tipiloura filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter