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Radio with handset, speaker, and antenna
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Barrett Communications Pty Ltd
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Bark container from Bathurst Island
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Wooden container, Wangkangurru people
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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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 ...
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...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Decorated bark container
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container from north Queensland, 1908

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0319 reads: ".Pitchie Food Dis/North Qland/E.O.M. 1908". "E.O.M." on 1985.0059.0319 sug...
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Bark container
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Popalntao
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Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter...
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Terracotta bowl with dark blue slip by Renita Stanley
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Mr Francis E. Williams
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Purari River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Pigmented two-ply fibre string, woven and wound into armband
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Cream-coloured envelope printed with A.M. AERIAL MEDICAL SER...

The envleoped has a typed address to 'Mr K Mens / 35 Onslow Road, / Kingsland, / AUCKLAND SW.1 / New Zealand.'...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia
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Amata, South Australia, Australia
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J W. Lindo
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Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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A book containing Erlikilyika's (Jim Kite) sketches of camp ...

Erlikilyika accompanied WB Spencer and FJ Gillen on their expedition in 1901-2 , from Oodnadatta in South Australia, to...
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Western Australia, Australia
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Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges by Noreen Hudson

Of the 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' series, artist Clara Inkamala states: "We want to send out [a message] to those people...
Child's drawing of Colendon Bay by Laura Mulkun Mununggurr

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 Vanessa Inkama...

Of the 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' series, artist Clara Inkamala states: "We want to send out [a message] to those people...
Melongenidae Volegalea Wardiana from Shoal Bay

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Oval-shaped iron container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Container made of bone
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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosa

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
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Mr Roy Barker
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1992
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Gongolgon, New South Wales, 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...
Death be in it - Euthanasia
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Mr Sean Leahy
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Queensland, Australia
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Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0318 reads: "Pitchie/Charlotte Waters/1891/Central Aus". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was bo...
Hollow decorated cylindrical wooden lure with truncated ends...
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Say NO to uranium mining: No weapons, No waste, No uranium
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Energy Resources of Australia Ltd
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Miss Olive Pink
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Elliptical concave bark container
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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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...
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...
Deep wooden container, concave and elongated with rounded en...
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J W. Lindo
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Melaleuca bark container Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Pigmented, two-ply, fibre string, woven and wound into an ar... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided 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
Radio with handset, speaker, and antenna Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Radios Apply Radios filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Barrett Communications Pty Ltd Apply Barrett Communications Pty Ltd filter	1976 Apply 1976 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
Shallow concave and elongated wooden container Brian Hayden collection Apply Brian Hayden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Bark container from Bathurst Island Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Egg shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container, Wangkangurru people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	David Warraya Apply David Warraya 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
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
Bark container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1928 Apply 1928 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
Wooden container from north Queensland, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1908 Apply 1908 filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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	Popalntao Apply Popalntao filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Armband of split cane with parakeet feathers bound on the ou... Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Terracotta bowl with dark blue slip by Renita Stanley 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	Ms Renita Stanley Apply Ms Renita Stanley filter	2005 Apply 2005 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
Pigmented two-ply fibre string, woven and wound into armband Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Cream-coloured envelope printed with A.M. AERIAL MEDICAL SER... Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Envelopes Apply Envelopes filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Josef Lebovic Apply Mr Josef Lebovic filter	1936 Apply 1936 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
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 bowl with pokerwork snake design by Mowitja, Umbakuku... 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
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
Oval concave wooden container with rounded ends, and pigment... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
A book containing Erlikilyika's (Jim Kite) sketches of camp ... Robert Gillen collection Apply Robert Gillen collection filter	Sketchbooks Apply Sketchbooks filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1901 Apply 1901 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
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges by Noreen Hudson 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	Noreen Hudson Apply Noreen Hudson filter
Child's drawing of Colendon Bay by Laura Mulkun Mununggurr Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Laura Mulkun Munnunggurr Apply Laura Mulkun Munnunggurr filter
Painting titled 'West 'McDonald's' Ranges' by Vanessa Inkama... 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
Melongenidae Volegalea Wardiana from Shoal Bay Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1967 Apply 1967 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	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja filter
Modified and battered green Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series Sho... Tommy Fawcett collection Apply Tommy Fawcett collection filter	Vehicles Apply Vehicles filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Toyota Motor Co Apply Toyota Motor Co filter	1980 Apply 1980 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made of bone

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