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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Miss Olive Pink
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Palm leaf container
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Collage titled 'The City. (John Martins ABC-TV)'
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Kieron Keeler
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Wira
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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Coconut container

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Mr Roy Barker
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Gongolgon, New South Wales, Australia
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Child's drawing

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Wooden bowl with pokerwork snake design by Mowitja, Umbakuku...
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Mowitja
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Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
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Print of leaf design, by Glenis Brown, 1996
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Glenys Brown
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Asymetrical boomerang
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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Decorated container made from bark
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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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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Child's drawing

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Unknown
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Cylindrical bark container
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1987
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Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Wooden bowl with burnt engraved designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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Mrs Bunjuck
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1982
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, 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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Palm leaf container
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Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia
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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and echidna quills...
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Verna Nichols
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Bark container
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Fighting stick with a rounded handle
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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Unknown
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, 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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Wooden container
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'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Kuji Rosie Goodjie and Jukuja...
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Kuji R. Goodjie
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Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ngalpuntja
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Print of bird, by Wendy Boogar, 1996
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Wendy Boogar
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container

WD 65 - A2 was used by Janindu in one of Ian Dunlop's "Peoples of the Australian Western Desert".
Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel
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Queensland, Australia
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Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ...
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Tjunkaya Tapaya
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Wooden container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Kelp water carrier by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, 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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Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
Palm leaf basket from Port Essington, made by Ningoldie Blyt...

Palm leaf baskets, as well as being used as water containers, have a particular use in relation to keeping up the energy...
Piti

A wooden bowl or piti made from a river red gum. It features a curved pattern synonymous with central desert crafts and ...
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 container with lid in the shape of an apple
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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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Child's drawing

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Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated container
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Ian Dunlop
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Container made of bone
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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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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Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte people
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ngalpuntja
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Collage titled 'The City. (John Martins ABC-TV)' Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Kieron Keeler Apply Kieron Keeler 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
Coconut container Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tonga Apply Tonga 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
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
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
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Emily Ware Apply Emily Ware 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
Print of leaf design, by Glenis Brown, 1996 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Glenys Brown Apply Glenys Brown filter	1996 Apply 1996 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
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Container Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Gae Mastrosavas Apply Gae Mastrosavas 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
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 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
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
Bark container Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Bunjuck Apply Mrs Bunjuck filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
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
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
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia 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
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
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
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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Kuji Rosie Goodjie and Jukuja... Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia Apply Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia filter	Kuji R. Goodjie Apply Kuji R. Goodjie filter	2007 Apply 2007 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
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	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja filter
Print of bird, by Wendy Boogar, 1996 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Wendy Boogar Apply Wendy Boogar filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter
Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ... 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
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 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
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kelp water carrier 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
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
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
Palm leaf basket from Port Essington, made by Ningoldie Blyt... Port Essington collection no. 2 Apply Port Essington collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cobourg Peninnsula, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cobourg Peninnsula, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ningoldie Blyth Apply Ningoldie Blyth filter	2015 Apply 2015 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
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 container with lid in the shape of an apple 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Emily Ware Apply Emily Ware 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
Container made of bone 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	Nola Apply Nola filter
Bark 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
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 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
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	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja filter