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Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia
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Lantern slide - Youth on raft, Worora people, George Water, ...

Raft made of two 'layers' of mangrove tree trunks.
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Glass plate negative - Mother and child, Sunday Island, West...

Companion photograph to image reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Austr...
Wooden container with adze marks
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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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...
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Central Australia, Australia
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Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Glass plate negative - The old battery, Arltunga, Northern ...

Reproduced by Basedow in the "Observer" (Adelaide) (14 July 1923). Caption reads: 'The old battery at Arltunga.'...
Film negative - River scene, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' by Kathleen Franc...

Of the 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' series, artist Clara Inkamala states: "We want to send out [a message] to those people...
Spearthrower
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Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia
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Film negative - Local men lining one side of a safe place to...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The B...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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Bull kelp container, made by Nannette Shaw
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Nose ornament
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Glass plate negative - The tree at Fort Wills, Cooper Creek,...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia
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Lantern slide - Pitjantjatjara men wearing wooden hair ornam...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate IX/2. Caption reads: 'Wo...
Glass plate negative - Old Kai Kai, a Western Arrernte man, ...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece And Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate VIII. Caption reads: 'Ol...
Shield
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Glass plate negative - Humbert River station, Northern Terri...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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Film negative - The Kimberley Downs wagon team carting suppl...

Reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Australia', "Proceedings of the Roy...
Glass plate negative - Two men throwing spears
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag
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Kaolinite carving made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - human an...

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
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Miss Olive Pink
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Boomerang 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...
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Ornament made from a cut and filed baler shell
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Incised shell
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Ooldea, South Australia, Australia
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Northern Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Central 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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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Lantern slide - Youth on raft, Worora people, George Water, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	George Water, Western Australia, Australia Apply George Water, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Glass plate negative - Mother and child, Sunday Island, West... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia Apply Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Wooden container with adze marks Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Pigmented, cylindrical bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Kangaroo-shaped container made from wicker, wood, glass and ... Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1976 Apply 1976 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks 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
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Australia Apply Central Australia, Australia filter
Bark container Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Glass plate negative - The old battery, Arltunga, Northern ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Film negative - River scene, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' by Kathleen Franc... Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands collection Apply Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Kathleen France Apply Kathleen France filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Film negative - Local men lining one side of a safe place to... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Glass plate negative - Children in front of dwellings, The B... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Glass plate negative - Group of Aboriginal children and wome... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Bull kelp container, made by Nannette Shaw Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Nannette Shaw Apply Ms Nannette Shaw filter
Nose ornament Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Glass plate negative - The tree at Fort Wills, Cooper Creek,... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Lantern slide - Pitjantjatjara men wearing wooden hair ornam... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Glass plate negative - Old Kai Kai, a Western Arrernte man, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Shield Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Glass plate negative - Humbert River station, Northern Terri... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Film negative - The Kimberley Downs wagon team carting suppl... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Glass plate negative - Two men throwing spears Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Glass plate negative - Sand deposited between kitchen and me... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter
Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Kaolinite carving made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) - human an... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1913 Apply 1913 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Ornament made from a cut and filed baler shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Incised shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Shell carvings Apply Shell carvings filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Ooldea, South Australia, Australia Apply Ooldea, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Northern Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply Northern Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
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