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Spearthrower
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Attack on Store Dray
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Samuel T. Gill
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1870
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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"FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 188_"
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1880
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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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Palm leaf container
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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 ...
Holy Bible
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1880
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Bakelite cylindrical container
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Album of carte-de-visite photographs relating to the trial o...
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London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited
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1871
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London, England
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Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' by Lenie Namatjir...

Of the 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' series, artist Clara Inkamala states: "We want to send out [a message] to those people...
Wooden container
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Njinawanga
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Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961
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Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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1925
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938
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1988
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Glass plate negative - His excellency Sir Tom Bridges, Gover...

Reproduced by Basedow in the "Observer" (Adelaide) (14 July 1923). Caption reads: 'His Excellency planting a tree at Arl...
Workshop, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart
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1837
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Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Carte de visite portrait photograph of Nathaniel Myers
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H H. Baily
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1867
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Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Launceston Centenary 21st March 1906
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Mr Josef Lebovic
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1806
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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morr...

A nineteenth century Australian album of pressed marine algae specimens collected in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, between...
Prison padlock
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1837
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Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, 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 container
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Kelp container by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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Container made of bone
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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...
Painted wooden container
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J W. Lindo
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Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass...
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Ansonia Clock Company
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1879
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New York, United States of America
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Wedding photograph taken in 1880 and published in the North ...
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Mrs Margot Child
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1985
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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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Asymetrical boomerang
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, 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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Oblong bark container
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1985
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Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Cylindrical, ceramic stoneware vessel
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1991
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Cattle branding iron with the initials TR

This cattle branding iron was used on Gidleigh station, near Bungendore in New South Wales. Tools like this were used o...
Wooden container with pokerwork design
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Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Ned Ke...
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Coles-Myer Ltd
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1855
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Victoria, 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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Wheelwright's hollow auger bit
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William A. Porter
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1880
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Evandale, Tasmania, Australia
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Melbourne International Exhibition 1880 Gold Commissioner's ...

Beginning with London's Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, world fairs became the premier way for regions to promote the...
Painting titled 'Give us our copyrights back' by Reinhold In...

Rienhold Inkamala was born in Alice Springs in 1969. Red-tailed black cockatoos feature regularly in Reinhold's work....
Wooden container
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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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John Poole Marine Chronometer No 2659, with accessories in a...
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John Poole
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1855
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London, England
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Wooden container
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1991
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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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Batwing seed necklace
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1934
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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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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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Wooden container
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Baby's silk garment
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'Granny' Edwards
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1877
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Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Tirranna Race Club Programme, 1880
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Tirranna Picnic Race Club
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1880
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Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
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Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected around Port Phi...

This nineteenth century Australian album of pressed seaweeds contains algae specimens from the north of Ireland, the Cap...
Kelp water carrier
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Yvonne Kopper
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Tasmania, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Attack on Store Dray The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 Apply The Christensen Fund collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Samuel T. Gill Apply Samuel T. Gill filter	1870 Apply 1870 filter
"FIRST PRIZE, GOULBURN, 188_" Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter			1880 Apply 1880 filter
Wooden container from the Rawlinson Ranges Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia Apply Rawlinson Ranges, Western Australia, Australia filter	Walter B. MacDougall Mr Apply Walter B. MacDougall Mr filter
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Holy Bible Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Bibles Apply Bibles filter			1880 Apply 1880 filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Album of carte-de-visite photographs relating to the trial o... Tichborne Claimant Album collection Apply Tichborne Claimant Album collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited Apply London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company Limited filter	1871 Apply 1871 filter
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' by Lenie Namatjir... 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	Lenie Namatjira Apply Lenie Namatjira filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Njinawanga Apply Njinawanga filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Hand out key Campbell St Gaol, 1837-1961 Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Swing tags Apply Swing tags filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Australia's 150th Anniversary 1788-1938 Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 Apply Dr Donald McMichael collection no. 2 filter	Badges Apply Badges filter			1988 Apply 1988 filter
Glass plate negative - His excellency Sir Tom Bridges, Gover... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Workshop, Campbell Street Prison, Hobart Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Carte de visite portrait photograph of Nathaniel Myers Nathaniel Myers Scrimshaw collection Apply Nathaniel Myers Scrimshaw collection filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Hobart, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	H H. Baily Apply H H. Baily filter	1867 Apply 1867 filter
Launceston Centenary 21st March 1906 Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Apply Launceston, Tasmania, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1806 Apply 1806 filter
Album of pressed seaweed specimens collected by Charles Morr... Charles Morrison collection Apply Charles Morrison collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia Apply Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia filter	Charles Morrison Apply Charles Morrison filter	1852 Apply 1852 filter
Prison padlock Sotheby's collection no. 1 Apply Sotheby's collection no. 1 filter	Padlocks Apply Padlocks filter	Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Campbell Street Gaol, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter		1837 Apply 1837 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 container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kelp container 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
Container made of bone Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family 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
Painted wooden container JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Ansonia Parisian parlour clock with an ornate wood and glass... Doris Grattan collection Apply Doris Grattan collection filter	Shelf clocks Apply Shelf clocks filter	New York, United States of America Apply New York, United States of America filter	Ansonia Clock Company Apply Ansonia Clock Company filter	1879 Apply 1879 filter
Wedding photograph taken in 1880 and published in the North ... Margot Child collection Apply Margot Child collection filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter		Mrs Margot Child Apply Mrs Margot Child filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Asymetrical boomerang Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock 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
Oblong bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Cattle branding iron with the initials TR Gidleigh collection Apply Gidleigh collection filter	Brands Apply Brands filter	Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge Apply Mrs Jane (Jean) R. Forster Rutledge filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Australian bicentennial commemorative medal depicting Ned Ke... Coles-Myer collection Apply Coles-Myer collection filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Coles-Myer Ltd Apply Coles-Myer Ltd filter	1855 Apply 1855 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
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wheelwright's hollow auger bit Arthur Sayer collection Apply Arthur Sayer collection filter	Hollow bits Apply Hollow bits filter	Evandale, Tasmania, Australia Apply Evandale, Tasmania, Australia filter	William A. Porter Apply William A. Porter filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Melbourne International Exhibition 1880 Gold Commissioner's ... David Chaplin Sterry collection Apply David Chaplin Sterry collection filter	Commemorative medals Apply Commemorative medals filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter		1879 Apply 1879 filter
Painting titled 'Give us our copyrights back' by Reinhold In... 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	Rienhold Inkamala Apply Rienhold Inkamala 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
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
John Poole Marine Chronometer No 2659, with accessories in a...

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