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Knitting needle container
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1941
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Palm leaf basket from Port Essington, made by Ningoldie Blyt...

Palm leaf baskets, as well as being used as water containers, have a particular use in relation to keeping up the energy...
Club from Tamworth area, New South Wales, 1911

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0131 reads: "...worth/Mrs [?McGarrity ...]". The original paper label is damaged and not...
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Papua, Indonesia
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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. ...
Wooden container
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1977
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1915
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Central Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Decorated container made from bark
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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'Ngurti' (wooden container) by Mayapu Elsie Thomas, 2007
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Mayapu E. Thomas
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2007
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Jilji Bore, Western Australia, Australia
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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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1928
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Crater
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Sherril Sheehan
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Forked wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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...
Long, oval, wooden club, tapered at both ends, with obvious ...
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J W. Lindo
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Bamboo lime container or Pokemamari
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Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands, Oceania
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1900
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Sale, Victoria, Australia
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Pigmented wooden club with notched handle
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Wooden container
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ngalpuntja
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Ernabella, South Australia, 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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1993
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South-eastern South Australia, South Australia, Australia
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Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia
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Throwing stick
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Vernon Graham
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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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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden club, Weapon
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Cylindrical wooden club with a smoothed surface, and an enla...
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J W. Lindo
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1985
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Moolooloo, South Australia, Australia
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Pigmented, shallow wooden, elongated concave container
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1970
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Yalata, South Australia, Australia
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Club head
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Carved ceremonial club from Tiwi Islands
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden container with pokerwork design
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1934
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Southern South Australia, Australia
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Oval wooden bowl
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Unknown
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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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1934
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Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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1912
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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1927
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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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 from Darling River, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0118 reads: "Darling River". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to ...
Club made by Muta-Maley, Byrock, New South Wales, 1914

Original label on 1985.0059.0094 reads: "BURRGAL/6". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Quee...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Kanginy
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Forked wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Club from Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea

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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1987
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Western Desert, , Australia
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Club with pointed head

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Weapon - Club - wooden
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J W. Lindo
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Club

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0130 reads: "6 Orara [Tribe]/North Coast/Old Boney/[?word]". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) w...
Club from Barwon River area, New South Wales, 1911

A list that accompanied the Milne collection on its arrival in Canberra has the following entry for 1985.0059.0106: Barw...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Walter Pukutiwara
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 filter
Palm leaf basket from Port Essington, made by Ningoldie Blyt... Port Essington collection no. 2 Apply Port Essington collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cobourg Peninnsula, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cobourg Peninnsula, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ningoldie Blyth Apply Ningoldie Blyth filter	2015 Apply 2015 filter
Club from Tamworth area, New South Wales, 1911 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia Apply Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs McGarrity Apply Mrs McGarrity filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Club Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua, Indonesia Apply Papua, Indonesia filter
Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1896 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		1896 Apply 1896 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1977 Apply 1977 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		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
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
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
'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
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
Club Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart 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	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Crater Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Sherril Sheehan collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Sherril Sheehan Apply Sherril Sheehan filter
Forked 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 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
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
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 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
Pigmented wooden club with notched handle Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja 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
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips 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	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Club Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Throwing stick Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Vernon Graham collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Vernon Graham collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Vernon Graham Apply Vernon Graham filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Ms Patricia Heath Apply Ms Patricia Heath 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 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
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Cylindrical wooden club with a smoothed surface, and an enla... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Moolooloo, South Australia, Australia Apply Moolooloo, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Pigmented, shallow wooden, elongated concave container Yalata Lutheran Mission collection Apply Yalata Lutheran Mission collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1970 Apply 1970 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
Club 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
Carved ceremonial club from Tiwi Islands Roderick Shaw collection Apply Roderick Shaw 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
Wooden container with pokerwork design Central Australian souvenirs collection Apply Central Australian souvenirs collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Southern South Australia, Australia Apply Southern South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Oval wooden bowl Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown 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
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Club 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		1927 Apply 1927 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 from Darling River, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Darling River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Darling River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club made by Muta-Maley, 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	Muta-Maley Apply Muta-Maley filter	1914 Apply 1914 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
Forked 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 from Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Desert, , Australia Apply Western Desert, , Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Club with pointed head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Club from Barwon River area, New South Wales, 1911 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Barwon River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Barwon River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1911 Apply 1911 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
Miniature wooden container with pokerwork decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter