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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Bark container Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 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	Long Peter, Parapriti Apply Long Peter, Parapriti filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Weapon - Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia 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
Deep concave wooden container Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
Club Lew Parlette collection no. 2 Apply Lew Parlette collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 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
Wooden container 'Snake Dreaming at Tjuntina', painted by To... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri Apply Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo 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
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 spathe food dish 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	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Deep bark container Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Kalumburu Dance Group Apply Kalumburu Dance Group filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
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	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja 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
Reproduction of watercolour tittled 'Peaks McDonnell Ranges'... Albert Namatjira collection no. 1 Apply Albert Namatjira collection no. 1 filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Albert Namatjira Apply Albert Namatjira 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
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
Coconut container Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Purari River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Purari River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Francis E. Williams Apply Mr Francis E. Williams filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Wooden container Janet Mathews collection no. 4 Apply Janet Mathews collection no. 4 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Percy Mumbler Apply Percy Mumbler filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Bamboo water container 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 A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1916 Apply 1916 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
Oval-shaped iron container Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia 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
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	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara 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
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Rachel Quillart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Rachel Quillart Apply Rachel Quillart filter
Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Wooden, oval elongated 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	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Elliptical concave wooden container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Food bowl woven from plant material 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Miss Lucy Thaiday Apply Miss Lucy Thaiday filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' by Gwenda Namatji... 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	Gwenda Namatjira Apply Gwenda Namatjira filter
String cross made from yarn and wood Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Karadada Apply Jack Karadada filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Bark container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 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	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter
Oval wooden bowl Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges by Vanessa Inkamal... 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	Vanessa Inkamala Apply Vanessa 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
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
'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Mayapu Elsie Thomas, 2007 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia Apply Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mayapu E. Thomas Apply Mayapu E. Thomas filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy 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
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
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
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
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown 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
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
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
Bowl with pokerwork designs

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