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Reddish-coloured club with koala motif on both sides of head...
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1930
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La Perouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Hinged lid container
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1974
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, 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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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0134: ' "Y...
Club from lower Darling River region, New South Wales

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Bakelite cylindrical container
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Curved club from Lake Tyers area, East Gippsland, Victoria

Original label on 1985.0059.0146 reads: "... Lake Tyers ..." (the original paper label is damaged and some writing may...
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1912
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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1993
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Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Unknown
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Upper Murray River Region, Victoria, 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...
Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari
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Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania
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1987
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Plated ferrous metal hub cap bent and beaten into typical co...
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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1993
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Wooden club, Weapon
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Timber club with tapered head irregularly studded with nails...

Vendor purchased this from Noel Peters of Maroochydore in 1995. Noel told the vendor that it was traded from local Abor...
Wooden container with pokerwork design
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Elliptical concave bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte people
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1926
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
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1970
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Yalata, South Australia, Australia
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1969
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Forked wooden club
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Paddy B. Pakapunali
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1965
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Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter...
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This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Weapon - Club - wooden
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Knitting needle container
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1941
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Hooked club, western Victoria
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1926
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Western Victoria, Victoria, Australia
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Mr Thomas P. Hackney
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1900
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Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia
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Club, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory
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1926
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Elliptical concave bark container
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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

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Wooden club, made by Budd Billy, Jervis Bay, New South Wales

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Boomerang-shaped wooden club, with tapered ends, and a smoot...
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J W. Lindo
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1985
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Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Club, Cairns, Queensland
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1926
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Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Wooden Container
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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1960
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Two-pronged carved ceremonial club from Tiwi Islands
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Egg shaped hollow lime gourd
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Not provided
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1957
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New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden club
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Sir Hubert Murray
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1927
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club
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1923
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Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915

Original label on 1985.0059.0110 reads: "Bogan River Boond[i]/(Major Sm.../P. Weston EsQ 191[5]" and "Bogan River/Boond...
Small wooden bowl made from River Red Gum
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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2003
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Reddish-coloured club with koala motif on both sides of head... 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
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
Club head 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
Hinged lid container Cumpston Family collection Apply Cumpston 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
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
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Club from Macquarie River area, New South Wales, 1881 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Macquarie River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club from lower Darling River region, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lower Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Curved club from Lake Tyers area, East Gippsland, Victoria Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia 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	1912 Apply 1912 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 Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
Club Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 Apply Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Upper Murray River Region, Victoria, Australia Apply Upper Murray River Region, Victoria, Australia 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
Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Plated ferrous metal hub cap bent and beaten into typical co... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 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
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Timber club with tapered head irregularly studded with nails... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte 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
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia Apply Upper Darling River Region, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club Yalata Lutheran Mission collection Apply Yalata Lutheran Mission collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Club A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Forked wooden club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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 Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Paddy B. Pakapunali Apply Paddy B. Pakapunali filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 filter
Hooked club, western Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Victoria, Victoria, Australia Apply Western Victoria, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Elliptical concave bark container Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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 Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Ms Patricia Heath Apply Ms Patricia Heath filter
Wooden club, made by Budd Billy, Jervis Bay, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Jervis Bay, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Boomerang-shaped wooden club, with tapered ends, and a smoot... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Club, Cairns, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania 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 Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Club Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Two-pronged carved ceremonial club from Tiwi Islands Roderick Shaw collection Apply Roderick Shaw collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Bark 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
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
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir Hubert Murray Apply Sir Hubert Murray filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Wooden club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915 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		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Small wooden bowl made from River Red Gum Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter