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Wooden container made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock, New South W...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0323 reads: "Ibal-bun/(Scoop) Malibun/Mulga Tribe/Harry Shepherd/ 1915". Edmund Milne ...
Bull kelp, river reed and tee-tree container, made by Ila Pu...
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Mrs Ila Purdon
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Deep concave wooden container
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1934
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Painting of kangaroo and dotted spiral
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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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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'Spanish culture in Australia' poster

This collection consists of 23 posters and two exhibition catalogues associated with the oral history project ?The Spani...
Wooden container 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...
Wooden container by Pampirla Hansen Boxer, 2008
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Pampirla H. Boxer
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2008
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented, shallow wooden, elongated concave container
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1970
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Yalata, South Australia, Australia
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Elliptical concave wooden container
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1963
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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'Early Beginning - New Norcia' poster

This collection consists of 23 posters and two exhibition catalogues associated with the oral history project ?The Spani...
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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Percy Mumbler
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1968
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South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
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Elliptical concave wooden container by Alan Mungulu
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Alan Mungulu
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1966
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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1928
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Print of four fish crossing each other, by Betty Sandimar, 1...
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Betty Sandimar
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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'Culture I' poster

This collection consists of 23 posters and two exhibition catalogues associated with the oral history project ?The Spani...
Nail and screw tidy
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Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957
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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...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Wooden container
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Print of two boomerangs over three rods, by Mandy Queama, 19...
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Mandy Queama
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Painting of lizard amongst dotted lines and spirals
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Ceduna, 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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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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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Bakelite cylindrical container
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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Jacqui Langdon
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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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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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Wooden container
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'Arrivals' poster

This collection consists of 23 posters and two exhibition catalogues associated with the oral history project ?The Spani...
Two of two pigmented oval wooden tapsticks
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Dick S. Mewirri
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1984
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Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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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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Crater
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Sherril Sheehan
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Black and brown bowl
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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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...
Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment
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Ceramic glazed stoneware vessel
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Thancoupie
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Weipa, Queensland, Australia
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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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Fighting stick with a rounded handle
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, Western 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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1973
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ...
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1976
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Oval-shaped iron container
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Western 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...
Pigmented, cylindrical bark container
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1985
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Port George IV, Western 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...
Elliptical concave bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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1991
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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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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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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 ...
Melaleuca bark container
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1972
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ikula
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Njinawanga
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1981
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden container made by Harry Shepherd, Byrock, New South W... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Harry Shepherd Apply Harry Shepherd filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bull kelp, river reed and tee-tree container, made by Ila Pu... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Mrs Ila Purdon Apply Mrs Ila Purdon filter
Deep concave wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Painting of kangaroo and dotted spiral 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
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
'Spanish culture in Australia' poster Carmen Castelo Collection Apply Carmen Castelo Collection filter	Exhibition posters Apply Exhibition posters filter	Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... Apply Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... filter	Ms Carmen Castelo Apply Ms Carmen Castelo filter	2000 Apply 2000 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 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
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
Elliptical concave wooden 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	Apply filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
'Early Beginning - New Norcia' poster Carmen Castelo Collection Apply Carmen Castelo Collection filter	Exhibition posters Apply Exhibition posters filter	Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... Apply Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... filter	Ms Carmen Castelo Apply Ms Carmen Castelo filter	2000 Apply 2000 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 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
Elliptical concave wooden container by Alan Mungulu 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	Alan Mungulu Apply Alan Mungulu filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Print of four fish crossing each other, by Betty Sandimar, 1... 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
'Culture I' poster Carmen Castelo Collection Apply Carmen Castelo Collection filter	Exhibition posters Apply Exhibition posters filter	Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... Apply Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... filter	Ms Carmen Castelo Apply Ms Carmen Castelo filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow 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	Edwin Peel Apply Edwin Peel 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
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Print of two boomerangs over three rods, by Mandy Queama, 19... 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	Mandy Queama Apply Mandy Queama filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Painting of lizard amongst dotted lines and spirals 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
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 Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart 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
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Jacqui Langdon Apply Ms Jacqui Langdon 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
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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
'Arrivals' poster Carmen Castelo Collection Apply Carmen Castelo Collection filter	Exhibition posters Apply Exhibition posters filter	Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... Apply Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital... filter	Ms Carmen Castelo Apply Ms Carmen Castelo filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Two of two pigmented oval wooden tapsticks Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dick S. Mewirri Apply Dick S. Mewirri filter	1984 Apply 1984 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
Crater Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Sherril Sheehan Apply Sherril Sheehan 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 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
Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 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
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
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	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja 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
Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter

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