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Painting of emu between six leaves
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Ceduna, 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 container
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String cross made from yarn and wood
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Jack Karadada
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1988
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing - Things that my mother used to eat by Tammy...

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Kelp water carrier
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Yvonne Kopper
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Tasmania, 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...
Bark container
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Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West...
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Bark container
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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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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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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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Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz...
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J W. Lindo
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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 container
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1960
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Bakelite cylindrical container
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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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Coconut container

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Deep concave wooden container

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Wooden container
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Bark container
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Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy
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'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Kuji Rosie Goodjie and Jukuja...
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Kuji R. Goodjie
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2007
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Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia
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Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz...
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J W. Lindo
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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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Wira
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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2003
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Tanya Langdon
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Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration
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Print of fish, by Hilda Moodoo, 1996
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Hilda Moodoo
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui
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Ada Pilakui
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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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 bark container
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Kalumburu Dance Group
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1988
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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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...
Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Bark container
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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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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Unknown
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Oval wooden dish/container
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1985
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Oval concave wooden container with rounded ends, and pigment...
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J W. Lindo
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1985
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Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Wooden container, Wangkangurru 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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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...
Bark container from Bathurst Island
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1911
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Print of a plant, by Betty Sandimar, 1996
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Betty Sandimar
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Burl used to hold ochre

The wooden bowl, also known as a "burl", was used to hold ochre by artists to apply to possum skins produced for a proje...
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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Container made of bone
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Partly finished wooden container
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Semi-circular wooden container
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Miss Helen Bowie
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Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia
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Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju...

This wooden dish is called Kanyilpa and is used for separating the seed from the chaff in the preparation of damper made...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Painting of emu between six leaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Child's drawing - Things that my mother used to eat by Tammy... 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	Tammy Master Apply Tammy Master 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
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
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
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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	Edwin Peel Apply Edwin Peel filter
Wooden container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Coconut container Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tonga Apply Tonga filter
Deep concave wooden container Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield 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
Elongated concave wooden container with rounded ends and adz... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
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
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 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
Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Print of fish, by Hilda Moodoo, 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	Hilda Moodoo Apply Hilda Moodoo filter	1996 Apply 1996 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
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 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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
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
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
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
Oval wooden dish/container Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Oval concave wooden container with rounded ends, and pigment... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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	Gae Mastrosavas Apply Gae Mastrosavas 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
Print of a plant, by Betty Sandimar, 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	Betty Sandimar Apply Betty Sandimar filter	1996 Apply 1996 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
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
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
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Semi-circular wooden container Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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