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Two Cypraeidae Cypraea Mappa shells (uncommon)

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou...
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1972
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0318 reads: "Pitchie/Charlotte Waters/1891/Central Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
Cassididae Phalium Areola

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Mrs Ila Purdon
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Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Melongenidae Volegalea Wardiana from Shoal Bay

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Goanna [Perentie]
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Billy Wara
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1982
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container with pokerwork design
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Haliotidae Haliotis Varia from Grose Island

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
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...
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...
Black leather GP boots, worn by Major Les Hiddins
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Mr Les Hiddins
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Northern Territory, 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...
Painted wooden container
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J W. Lindo
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Two Ellobiidae Ellobium Aurisjadae shells

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
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...
Canoe shaped wooden container
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1960
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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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 ...
Ceramic glazed stoneware vessel
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Thancoupie
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Weipa, Queensland, Australia
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Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie
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Yvonne Koolmatrie
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1990
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Berri, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Radio with handset, speaker, and antenna
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Barrett Communications Pty Ltd
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1976
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden oval container
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Not provided
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1992
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Decorated bark container
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1985
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Western Australia, Australia
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Bark container
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Mrs Bunjuck
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Four Conidae Conus Monachus shells

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Child's drawing

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Lens hood
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Mr Les Hiddins
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Concepta Kantilla
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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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Palm leaf container
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1964
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Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia
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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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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Ship docked against a wharf
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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Tuckerbox used by Aboriginal activist Joe McGinness when he ...
Food storage containers
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Joe McGinness
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1960
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Queensland, Australia
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Print of goanna, by Rita Bryant, 1996
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Rita Bryant
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1996
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Ceduna, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden tray containing samples of adhesives and stone tools
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Stanley R. Mitchell
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0321 reads: "Coolabah/for/food water or honey/Orara River/1898". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
Matters of her Heart
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Pamela J. Croft
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1993
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Keppel Sands, Queensland, 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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Bark container
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Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West...
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Elliptical concave bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western 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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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Plated ferrous metal hub cap bent and beaten into typical co...
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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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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...
Partly finished wooden container
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Haast Bluff Range, Western MacDonnells, N.T.
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Albert Namatjira
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Carved wooden container with incised designs and ochre
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Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration
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A National Black Newspaper, Black Nation, Issue No. 4, Febru...
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1983
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New South Wales, 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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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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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Two Cypraeidae Cypraea Mappa shells (uncommon) Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou... Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1891 Apply 1891 filter
Cassididae Phalium Areola Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 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
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
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
Melongenidae Volegalea Wardiana from Shoal Bay Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Goanna [Perentie] Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Wara Apply Billy Wara filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Haliotidae Haliotis Varia from Grose Island Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 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	Kim Keeler Apply Kim Keeler 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
Black leather GP boots, worn by Major Les Hiddins Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Boots Apply Boots filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Les Hiddins Apply Mr Les Hiddins 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
Painted wooden container JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Two Ellobiidae Ellobium Aurisjadae shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 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
Canoe shaped 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
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
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
Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Berri, South Australia, Australia Apply Berri, South Australia, Australia filter	Yvonne Koolmatrie Apply Yvonne Koolmatrie filter	1990 Apply 1990 filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Radio with handset, speaker, and antenna Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Radios Apply Radios filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Barrett Communications Pty Ltd Apply Barrett Communications Pty Ltd filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Wooden oval container Oujaimi and Safatli collection Apply Oujaimi and Safatli collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Decorated bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Bark container Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Bunjuck Apply Mrs Bunjuck filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Four Conidae Conus Monachus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 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
Lens hood Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Lens hoods Apply Lens hoods filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Les Hiddins Apply Mr Les Hiddins 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
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
Palm leaf container Dr La Mont West collection Apply Dr La Mont West collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
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
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
Ship docked against a wharf Colledge Family collection Apply Colledge Family collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Ceduna, South Australia, Australia Apply Ceduna, South Australia, Australia filter
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Tuckerbox used by Aboriginal activist Joe McGinness when he ... Joe McGinness collection Apply Joe McGinness collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Joe McGinness Apply Joe McGinness filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Print of goanna, by Rita Bryant, 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	Rita Bryant Apply Rita Bryant filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Wooden tray containing samples of adhesives and stone tools Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Stanley R. Mitchell Apply Stanley R. Mitchell filter
Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Apply filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Matters of her Heart Pamela Croft collection Apply Pamela Croft collection filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Keppel Sands, Queensland, Australia Apply Keppel Sands, Queensland, Australia filter	Pamela J. Croft Apply Pamela J. Croft filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
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
Elliptical concave bark container Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1931 Apply 1931 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

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