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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Split stone hatchet head, bifacially flaked, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
Terracotta bowl with sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya Tapaya,... 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	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter	2006 Apply 2006 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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 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
Conical shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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	Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply Northern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyupaya Kaika Apply Nyupaya Kaika filter	1998 Apply 1998 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
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
Utilised flake [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Wooden container Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Yvonne Kopper Apply Yvonne Kopper 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
Boomerang, Port Mackay, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Rachel Quillart Apply Rachel Quillart 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
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Oblong bark container American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Bottom grinding stone [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Lower grinding stones Apply Lower grinding stones filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Pigmented, shallow wooden, elongated concave container Yalata Lutheran Mission collection Apply Yalata Lutheran Mission collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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
Utilised flake [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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
Deep wooden container, concave and elongated with rounded en... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
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
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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Fighting stick with a rounded handle 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
Two wooden bowls 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 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
Stone knife Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Oval shell ornament Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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
Club, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bark container Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Black and brown bowl 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
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
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
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Central Australia, Northern Territory Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Plastic tube Dot Butler collection no. 2 Apply Dot Butler collection no. 2 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
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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
Metal tin containing pens, nibs and rubbers Hallmark Finance Limited collection Apply Hallmark Finance Limited collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter

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