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Oval concave wooden container with pointed ends
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J W. Lindo
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'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Kuji Rosie Goodjie and Jukuja...
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Kuji R. Goodjie
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Ngumpan, Western Australia, 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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Oblong bark container
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Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bull kelp, river reed and tee-tree container, made by Ila Pu...
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Mrs Ila Purdon
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Weapon - Boomerang

Original labelling on 1985.0060.0007 reads: "McDonald Ranges [sic, Macdonnell Ranges] Central Austla/EM/EM". "EM" sugge...
Hermannsburg style painting titled 'Western MacDonnell Range...
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Basil Rantji
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1958
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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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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Deep wooden container, concave and elongated with rounded en...
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J W. Lindo
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Semi-circular wooden container
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Miss Helen Bowie
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Lachlan River, New South Wales, 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 ...
Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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1927
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Port George IV, Western Australia, 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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Bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Elongated wooden concave container with rounded ends
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J W. Lindo
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Pigmented cylindrical bark container
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Kelp water container by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ...
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Tjunkaya Tapaya
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui
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Ada Pilakui
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Digging stick

Original label on 1985.0059.0336 reads: "DRANE/?1". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queen...
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Jacqui Langdon
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Deep oval concaved wooden container
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1957
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Glazed ceramic bowl with a narrow base
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John B. Tipiloura
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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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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Wooden container
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Bark container
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Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West...
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Partly finished wooden container
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Deep concave wooden container

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Hermannsburg style painting titled 'MacDonnell Ranges', by O...
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Otto Pareroultja
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Aboriginal breastplate for King Billy, King of the Barwon Bl...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Knitting needle container
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1941
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Wooden container
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Percy Mumbler
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South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
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Egg scoop by Yvonne Koolmatrie
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1990
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Berri, South Australia, Australia
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Broad flattened oval, concave wooden container
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1957
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, 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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Club made by Jack Shepherd, Byrock, New South Wales, 1914

Original label on 1985.0059.0093 reads: "Burang/Close in fighting/Mulga Tribe/191?". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born ...
Black and brown bowl
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Unknown
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Wooden, concave container
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1987
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Mount Ebenezer, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mowitja
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Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Unknown
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Painted wooden container
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J W. Lindo
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Painting titled 'Copyright for Namatjira' by Gloria Pannka

Regarding her work Copyright for Namatjira, Gloria Pannka states: "In the 1950's The Public Trustee for the Northern Ter...
Wooden container
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1934
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Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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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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Deep, concave shaped wooden container
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1972
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Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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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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Boomerang made by Moody, Bogan River, New South Wales, 1889

Original label on 1985.0059.0049 reads: "Moody of the Bogan River Tribe/1889/[Presd by] W Byrnes". Edmund Milne (1861-1...
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1896

Original label on 1985.0059.0107 reads: ' "Coolibera"/Bogan River Tribe [1896]'. This original paper label is damaged. ...

Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Oval concave wooden container with pointed ends JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Kuji Rosie Goodjie and Jukuja... Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia Apply Ngumpan, Western Australia, Australia filter	Kuji R. Goodjie Apply Kuji R. Goodjie filter	2007 Apply 2007 filter
Wooden container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 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
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
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
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
Hermannsburg style painting titled 'Western MacDonnell Range... Coulson collection Apply Coulson collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Basil Rantji Apply Basil Rantji filter	1958 Apply 1958 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
Deep wooden container, concave and elongated with rounded en... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Semi-circular wooden container Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1927 Apply 1927 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
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
Elongated wooden concave container with rounded ends JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Wooden 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
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Kelp water 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
Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter
Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection Apply Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ada Pilakui Apply Ada Pilakui filter
Digging stick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1912 Apply 1912 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
Deep oval concaved wooden container Professor H Davies collection Apply Professor H Davies collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Glazed ceramic bowl with a narrow base 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	John B. Tipiloura Apply John B. Tipiloura filter	1976 Apply 1976 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Partly finished wooden container Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
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
Hermannsburg style painting titled 'MacDonnell Ranges', by O... Coulson collection Apply Coulson collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Otto Pareroultja Apply Otto Pareroultja 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
Aboriginal breastplate for King Billy, King of the Barwon Bl... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia Apply Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1910 Apply 1910 filter
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 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
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
Broad flattened oval, concave wooden container University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Club made by Jack Shepherd, Byrock, New South Wales, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jack Shepherd Apply Jack Shepherd filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Black and brown bowl 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		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Wooden, concave container Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mount Ebenezer, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mount Ebenezer, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 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	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja 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
Painted wooden container JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Painting titled 'Copyright for Namatjira' by Gloria Pannka 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	Gloria Pannka Apply Gloria Pannka 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
Wooden concave container Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ian Dunlop Apply Ian Dunlop filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
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