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'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Mayapu Elsie Thomas, 2007
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Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia
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Lantern slide - Herbert Basedow, plains east of Lyndhurst, S...
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Lyndhurst, South Australia, Australia
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Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013

The maker said he would usually seal the sides with wax but, as he had none available at the time, he used a white clay ...
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...
Spindle
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Boat-shaped wooden container, painted glossy tan colour
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Reef Fish
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Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus...
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Ceramic glazed stoneware vessel
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Thancoupie
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Weipa, Queensland, 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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Painting depicts an oval shield-like figure between two liza...
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Elliptical concave bark container
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Child's drawing by unknown artist

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Wooden container
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1960
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Hand-painted scarf by unknown artist, Ernabella SA
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Ernabella, South Australia, 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...
Child's drawing by unknown child, Ernabella SA
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Shield
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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...
Wooden container
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Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges by Vanessa Inkamal...

Of the 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' series, artist Clara Inkamala states: "We want to send out [a message] to those people...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Painting depicting three concentric circles of red and orang...
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing by unknown artist

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Boomerang
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Oblong bark container
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden bowl with burnt engraved designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Incomplete lizard sculpture, Ernabella SA
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Club
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Child's drawing by unknown child, Ernabella SA
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bull kelp and tea tree container, made by Nayda Smith
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The Barramundi
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Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus...
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Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel
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Queensland, Australia
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Partly finished wooden container
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Spearthrower
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Hand-painted scarf by unknown artist, Ernabella SA
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Painting titled 'Areyonga Road, near the Mereenie Loop' by B...

Betty Wheeler Naparula (nee Namatjira) is a granddaughter of Albert Namatjira, and married to Pastor Marcus Wheeler. The...
Crocodile
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Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus...
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Shield, 1976
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Concave, oval wooden container
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Walka design from Ernabella
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Child's drawing, unknown artist, Cooktown School

This artwork is one of a series of some 3383 drawings and paintings on paper made between 1975-1977 by Aboriginal childr...
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges by Rosabelle Namat...

Of the 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' series, artist Clara Inkamala states: "We want to send out [a message] to those people...
Ernabella Arts Inc Batik Dyeing
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bamboo bottle
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Mr Leo Austen
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Elliptical concave wooden container
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1985
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Western Australia, Australia
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String bag
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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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Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Abstract design on paper, Oenpelli, 1948
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Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus...
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Deep concave wooden container
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Canoe shaped wooden container
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1960
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Wooden oval container
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1992
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Carved wooden sculpture of a snake
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Work on paper depicting a linear design with longitudinal ba...
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Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fresh-water Tortoise, Mimila
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
'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
Lantern slide - Herbert Basedow, plains east of Lyndhurst, S... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Lyndhurst, South Australia, Australia Apply Lyndhurst, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1907 Apply 1907 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Spindle Ernabella Arts collection no. 2 Apply Ernabella Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spindles Apply Spindles filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Boat-shaped wooden container, painted glossy tan colour Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Reef Fish American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown 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
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
Painting depicts an oval shield-like figure between two liza... American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Elliptical concave bark container Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Child's drawing by unknown artist Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter		Unknown Apply Unknown 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
Hand-painted scarf by unknown artist, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Child's drawing by unknown child, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Shield Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Kirton Point, South Australia, Australia Apply Kirton Point, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
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
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
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	Ikula Apply Ikula filter
Painting depicting three concentric circles of red and orang... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Child's drawing by unknown artist Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Boomerang Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown 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
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
Incomplete lizard sculpture, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Club Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Child's drawing by unknown child, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Bull kelp and tea tree container, made by Nayda Smith Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Nayda Smith Apply Miss Nayda Smith filter
The Barramundi American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Ceramic brown glazed stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown 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
Weapon - Boomerang Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Hand-painted scarf by unknown artist, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Scarves Apply Scarves filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Painting titled 'Areyonga Road, near the Mereenie Loop' by B... Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands collection Apply Iltja Ntjarra Many Hands collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Areyonga, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Betty Wheeler Apply Betty Wheeler filter
Crocodile American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Shield, 1976 Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Concave, oval wooden container Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing, unknown artist, Cooktown School Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia Apply Cooktown, Queensland, Australia filter	Unknown Artist Apply Unknown Artist filter
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges by Rosabelle Namat... 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

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