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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Container Roy Barker collection no. 1 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
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
Incised wooden club, attributed to Coranderrk Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia Apply Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia filter
Wooden club South Eastern Australian Shields and Club collection Apply South Eastern Australian Shields and Club collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden decorated 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 Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cordillo Downs Station, South Australia, Australia Apply Cordillo Downs Station, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Fighting stick with thin incised lines Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Pinnock Apply Margaret Pinnock 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
Cylindrical, ceramic stoneware vessel Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Apply filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Club head 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	Mr Wilfred N. Beaver Apply Mr Wilfred N. Beaver filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Fish shaped pigmented 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		1957 Apply 1957 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
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
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 Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia Apply Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Wooden sword club made in the Cardwell district of Queenslan... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia Apply Cardwell, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Sawfish club Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Palm spathe food dish Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Club JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club from Cobar, New South Wales, 1897 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cobar, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cobar, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
Kelp container by Verna Nichols Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Verna Nichols collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols 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
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Club Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Clothes peg container, for attachment to the upright post of... Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection Apply Rosemary Huff-Johnston collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter		1959 Apply 1959 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden 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
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 container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Club with pokerwork kangaroo and human figure with spear mot... 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
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
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 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 - man's fighting stick Gladys Henry collection Apply Gladys Henry collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia Apply Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Wooden club JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Food bowl woven from plant material 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Miss Lucy Thaiday Apply Miss Lucy Thaiday filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Club Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 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 Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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	Mr Frederick Chisholm Apply Mr Frederick Chisholm filter	1913 Apply 1913 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
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
Club Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt 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
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 Ralph O'Reilly Piddington collection Apply Ralph O'Reilly Piddington collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1930 Apply 1930 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
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Palm leaf container Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter