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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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1923
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Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Forked wooden club
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Long cylindrical wooden club, with one tapered end and a bul...
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J W. Lindo
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Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Miss Olive Pink
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1920
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Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden club, Weapon
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1934
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Nullarbor Plain, Australia
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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 from Vanuatu

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Asymmetrical wooden club, with one tapered end, and the othe...
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J W. Lindo
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Two-pronged carved ceremonial club from Tiwi Islands
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1934
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Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, Australia
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Oblong bark container
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Mr Charles P. Mountford
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1948
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Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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1987
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Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden club
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Miss Olive Pink
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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1974
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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1984
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Timber club with tapered head studded with rows of nails, fr...

According to the vendor, this object was purchased from the Brisbanr Arms Fair in 1999. Said by the dealer to have come ...
Club from Castlereagh River area, New South Wales

Original label on 1985.0059.0133 reads: "Castlereagh River/Tribe". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emi...
Container
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Wooden container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden club, made by Mickey Bell, Jervis Bay, New South Wale...

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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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy
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Toporulamau
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1965
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Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter...
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String cross made from yarn and wood
Dance equipment
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Jack Karadada
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1988
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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Wooden club
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J W. Lindo
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Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia
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Bark container
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Kunmunya Mission (aka Port George IV mission), West Kimberley, West...
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Club from central Western Australia

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Glazed stoneware vesssel
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John B. Tipiloura
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1975
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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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Oval-shaped iron container
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Western Australia, Australia
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Sir John Hubert P. Murray
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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1993
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Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
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Wooden container

WD 65 - A2 was used by Janindu in one of Ian Dunlop's "Peoples of the Australian Western Desert".
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1914
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Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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1963
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Mulka, South Australia, Australia
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1970
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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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Wooden, concave container
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1987
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Mount Ebenezer, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Container made from a sheet of metal
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1957
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Wooden container with lid in the shape of an apple
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1926
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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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1985
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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 with bulbous head

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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 ...
Bark container
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Mrs Bunjuck
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1982
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Bark container Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 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 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	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	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Club Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Long cylindrical wooden club, with one tapered end and a bul... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Pigmented, wooden concave and elongated 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
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Nullarbor Plain, Australia Apply Nullarbor Plain, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 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 from Vanuatu Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Vanuatu, Oceania Apply Vanuatu, Oceania filter
Asymmetrical wooden club, with one tapered end, and the othe... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Two-pronged carved ceremonial club from Tiwi Islands Roderick Shaw collection Apply Roderick Shaw collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, Australia Apply Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Oblong bark container American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Wooden club Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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 J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Timber club with tapered head studded with rows of nails, fr... Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter
Club from Castlereagh River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australia filter
Container Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Wooden club, made by Mickey Bell, Jervis Bay, New South Wale... 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
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
Rectangular corroded black metal nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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	Toporulamau Apply Toporulamau filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
String cross made from yarn and wood Kalumburu Community collection Apply Kalumburu Community collection filter	Dance equipment Apply Dance equipment filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Jack Karadada Apply Jack Karadada filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Wooden club JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Club from central Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Glazed stoneware vesssel 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	1975 Apply 1975 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
Oval-shaped iron container Scott Rainbow collection Apply Scott Rainbow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia 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	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1915 Apply 1915 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
Wooden container Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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 Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Club FG Tonge collection Apply FG Tonge collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 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
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
Wooden club Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Container made from a sheet of metal University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Wooden container with lid in the shape of an apple Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply 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 Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 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 with bulbous head Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Bark container Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Bunjuck Apply Mrs Bunjuck filter	1982 Apply 1982 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