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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 ...
Club
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1933
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented and burnished, deep wooden concave container
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1937
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Painting depicting landscape with white gums
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Basil Rantji
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1975
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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...
Kelp water carrier
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Yvonne Kopper
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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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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Jacqui Langdon
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Hinged lid container
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Deep oval concaved wooden container
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1957
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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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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...
Kelp water carrier by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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Wira
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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2003
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Fighting stick with thin incised lines
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, 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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Bark container
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Oblong bark container
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Container made of bone
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Cylindrical, ceramic stoneware vessel
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1991
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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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Bark container
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Concepta Kantilla
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Wooden container
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Print titled 'Kurlama and Jirlamara', by Maria Josette Orsto...

The plate for this print was made in collaboration with Leon Stainer at Nguiu, Bathurst Island and printed by Franck Goh...
Glass plate negative - Members of vice-regal party standing ...

Members of the vice-regal expedition to central Australia in 1923: (from left) Herbert Basedow, Captain Hambleton (aide-...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, 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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Wooden container
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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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Small wooden bowl made from River Red Gum
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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2003
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Painted pot titled 'Namatjira and Battarbee Painting on Coun...
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Ms Judith Inkamala
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2011
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Partly finished wooden container
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Container for a wedding cake
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Mrs Margot Child
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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...
Print of two emus, 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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Print of bird, by Wendy Boogar, 1996
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Wendy Boogar
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Storage system composed of a group of five tobacco tins with...
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Wooden container
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1960
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Watercolour painting of Larlkintanherrama, Mt. Hermannsburg,...

The painting features Larlkintanherrama, Mt. Hermannsburg. Many of the subjects of paintings by artists from the Hemann...
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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Bamboo bottle
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Mr Leo Austen
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1919
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Wooden container
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Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container with adze marks
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Painted Hermannsburg earthenware pot and lid by Esther Kenne...
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Ms Esther Kennedy
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Child's drawing

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Wooden container
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Container made from a sheet of metal
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1957
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Asymetrical boomerang
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Aboriginal dwellings at Hermannsburg,...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1923
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Hermannsburg, 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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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...
Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari
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Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Club Professor H Davies collection Apply Professor H Davies collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1933 Apply 1933 filter
Pigmented and burnished, deep wooden concave container Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Painting depicting landscape with white gums Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Basil Rantji Apply Basil Rantji filter	1975 Apply 1975 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Howard Apply Howard 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
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
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
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
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
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
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 container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Fighting stick with thin incised lines 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
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
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Oblong bark container American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection 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
Cylindrical, ceramic stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Bowl with pokerwork designs Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Print titled 'Kurlama and Jirlamara', by Maria Josette Orsto... 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	Maria J. Orsto Apply Maria J. Orsto filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Glass plate negative - Members of vice-regal party standing ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1923 Apply 1923 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
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 Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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
Small wooden bowl made from River Red Gum Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Painted pot titled 'Namatjira and Battarbee Painting on Coun... Judith Inkamala - Hermannsburg Potters Inc collection Apply Judith Inkamala - Hermannsburg Potters Inc collection filter	Pots Apply Pots filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ms Judith Inkamala Apply Ms Judith Inkamala filter	2011 Apply 2011 filter
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container for a wedding cake Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child 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
Print of two emus, 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
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
Storage system composed of a group of five tobacco tins with... E Burke and M Everitt collection Apply E Burke and M Everitt collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Watercolour painting of Larlkintanherrama, Mt. Hermannsburg,... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Cordula Ebatarinja Apply Cordula Ebatarinja filter	1972 Apply 1972 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
Bamboo bottle Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wooden container with adze marks Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Painted Hermannsburg earthenware pot and lid by Esther Kenne... Helen Maxwell Gallery collection Apply Helen Maxwell Gallery collection filter	Pots Apply Pots filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ms Esther Kennedy Apply Ms Esther Kennedy 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made from a sheet of metal University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Asymetrical boomerang Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter

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