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J W. Lindo
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Club from goldfields area, Western Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Mr Fitzgerald
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1916
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Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club, Weapon
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Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia
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Asymmetrical wooden club, with one pointed end, and the othe...
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J W. Lindo
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Club head
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1923
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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1957
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New South Wales, Australia
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Concave, oval wooden container
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Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia
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Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0109 reads: "Dondumo". The original paper label is damaged and it is not known if it contain...
Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Partly finished club

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0127 reads: "Boondi/2nd stage of Manuf". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England a...
Club made by Jacky Plowright, 1848

Original label on 1985.0059.0139 reads: "Jacky Plowright's [?boondi]/last King Berrima Tribe. Used/in tribal fight v. Sh...
Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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1915
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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 club, Weapon
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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...
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Port Essington, Coburg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia
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Kelp water carrier
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Yvonne Kopper
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Tasmania, Australia
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Papua, Indonesia
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Club from New Zealand, 1914

Original label on 1985.0059.0 reads: "New Zea . . . war club/Pres ? Mr P. Weston Esq/from Major C. Smith's Collection/19...
Wooden container
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1974
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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1907
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Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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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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Club, Mungeranie, South Australia,
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1926
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Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden club, Gwydir River. Northern NSW.

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0104: "Gwy...
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia
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1926
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Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia
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Hinged lid container
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1900
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Sale, Victoria, Australia
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1974
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South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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...
Wooden container with adze marks
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Stick from 'Firestick Marriage' by Jack Buckskin
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Jack Buckskin
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju...

This wooden dish is called Kanyilpa and is used for separating the seed from the chaff in the preparation of damper made...
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1993
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Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, 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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Club with pokerwork emu motif on anterior of bulbous head, s...
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1930
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, 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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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Not provided
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1911
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Curved partly finished club, 1908

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0126 reads: "Boondi Mulga Tribe/In process of/manufacture./1908". Edmund Milne (1861-1...
Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson
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Ms Leonie Dickson
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Club
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Western Australia, Australia
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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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Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container
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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-shaped wooden club, with tapered ends, a smoothed ...
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J W. Lindo
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1914
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Dauwida
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1974
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Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Long, oval, wooden club, tapered at both ends, with obvious ... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Club from goldfields area, Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Fitzgerald Apply Mr Fitzgerald filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Asymmetrical wooden club, with one pointed end, and the othe... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
Club Katherine Stow collection Apply Katherine Stow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia Apply Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Pigmented wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Club Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Partly finished club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club made by Jacky Plowright, 1848 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Jacky Plowright Apply Jacky Plowright filter	1890 Apply 1890 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
Club Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 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 club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden container from Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1891 Apply 1891 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Port Essington, Coburg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Essington, Coburg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Yvonne Kopper Apply Yvonne Kopper filter
Club Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua, Indonesia Apply Papua, Indonesia filter
Club from New Zealand, 1914 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	New Zealand Apply New Zealand filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
Wooden container Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1907 Apply 1907 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia, Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden club, Gwydir River. Northern NSW. Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club S Jackson collection Apply S Jackson collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Sale, Victoria, Australia Apply Sale, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia Apply South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
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
Wooden container with adze marks Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Stick from 'Firestick Marriage' by Jack Buckskin Jack Buckskin collection Apply Jack Buckskin collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Jack Buckskin Apply Jack Buckskin filter
Kanyilpa (wooden container), painted by Shorty Lungkarta Tju... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi Apply Shorty Lungkarta Tjungurrayi filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Club Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
Club with pokerwork emu motif on anterior of bulbous head, s... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1930 Apply 1930 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
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Curved partly finished club, 1908 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Leonie Dickson Apply Ms Leonie Dickson filter
Club Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Canoe shaped 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
Tiwi Tunga - bark ceremonial container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection 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
Boomerang-shaped wooden club, with tapered ends, a smoothed ... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Palmer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Palmer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Club Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dauwida Apply Dauwida filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter