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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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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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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing

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Oval concave wooden container with pointed ends
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J W. Lindo
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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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Hinged lid container
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Wooden bowl called piti
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Wooden container
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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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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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Deep oval concaved wooden container
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1957
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Ice cream container
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The Busy Bee Cafe Gunnedah
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Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
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Decorated container made from bark
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Print of a plant, by Betty Sandimar, 1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Plastic tube
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Tjumpawa
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Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, 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 ...
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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...
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 ...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mildred Lyons
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing

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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, Wangkangurru people
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Container
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Child's drawing

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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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Mrs Anne M. Girard
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Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden container, painted on both sides with red ochre by Da...
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Daisy L. Nakamara
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1980
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Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Miniature wooden container with incised decoration
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Concepta Kantilla
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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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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Unknown
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The supply boat Ceduna
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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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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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Piti

A wooden bowl or piti made from a river red gum. It features a curved pattern synonymous with central desert crafts and ...
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...
Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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1927
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Nail and screw tidy
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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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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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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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Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration
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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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Boat-shaped wooden container, painted glossy tan colour
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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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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Plated ferrous metal hub cap bent and beaten into typical co...
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Wooden container
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Wooden container from the Rawlinson Ranges
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Walter B. MacDougall Mr
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Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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	Nola Apply Nola 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	Milton Dunnet Apply Milton Dunnet 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
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
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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 Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family 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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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
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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter
Deep oval concaved wooden container Professor H Davies collection Apply Professor H Davies collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Ice cream container Busy Bee Cafe collection Apply Busy Bee Cafe collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia filter	The Busy Bee Cafe Gunnedah Apply The Busy Bee Cafe Gunnedah filter
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1977 Apply 1977 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
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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Plastic tube Dot Butler collection no. 2 Apply Dot Butler collection no. 2 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	Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia Apply Nyapari Homeland, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjumpawa Apply Tjumpawa 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
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	Tammy Mastrosavas Apply Tammy Mastrosavas 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
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
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
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, 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
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo 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
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
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, painted on both sides with red ochre by Da... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Daisy L. Nakamara Apply Daisy L. Nakamara filter	1980 Apply 1980 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
Miniature wooden container with incised decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Concepta Kantilla Apply Concepta Kantilla 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
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
The supply boat Ceduna Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter
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
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
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
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
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
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons 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
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
Boat-shaped wooden container, painted glossy tan colour Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
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