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1957
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New South Wales, 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...
Bakelite cylindrical container
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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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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Wooden club
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1923
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Wooden club
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Club head
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1915
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Miniature wooden container with incised decoration
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Club from Bogan River area, New South Wales, 1915

Original label on 1985.0059.0113 reads: "...ajor Sm.../Pres by [P Weston] E[sq]/Orange/..." and "Bogan River Sword/Majo...
Wooden container 'Snake Dreaming at Tjuntina', painted by To...
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Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri
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1977
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Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pearl shell with a variety of Australian flora, fauna and fi...
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Joe (Butcher) Nangan
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Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Club head
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1915
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Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Deep concave wooden container
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1934
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bark container from Bathurst Island
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1911
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Oval wooden bowl
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Unknown
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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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Johnny Mundrugmundrug
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1966
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Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, 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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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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Not provided
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1920
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Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia
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Fighting stick with thin incised lines
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Margaret Pinnock
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Kalumburu, Western Australia, Australia
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1962
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Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
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Club, attribted to the Sydney area, about 1900-1920
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1900
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Biliaritjimau
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1965
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Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter...
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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1966
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Bark container collected at Yallock station near Cobar, New ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0320 reads: "Prest by Mr J Leah/Cobar/Coolamon or food dish/Mulga tribe/Yallock ". Edmu...
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 head
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Mr Wilfred N. Beaver
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1915
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Northern Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Club head
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Papua New Guinea, Oceania
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Incised wooden club, attributed to Coranderrk
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Coranderrk, Victoria, Australia
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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...
Wooden club, Weapon
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1970
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Yalata, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Unknown
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Pigmented wooden club with pointed head
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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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1934
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Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
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Wooden container
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Percy Mumbler
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1968
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South Coast, New South Wales, Australia
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Wooden club, whcih tapers from a broad distal end bearing a ...
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Dick S. Mewirri
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1984
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Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Pearl shell ornament decorated with incised images of Austr...
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Joe (Butcher) Nangan
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Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Club

Jim Davidson acquired this object from a Sotheby's sale of Henry Kripps' collection.
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of Kungkarangkaipa T...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
Forked wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Bark container
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Asymmetrical wooden club with one end pointed and the other ...
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J W. Lindo
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Pigmented wooden club
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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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...
Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Nola
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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1984
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North-Eastern Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Deep concave wooden container Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt 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
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Ms Patricia Heath Apply Ms Patricia Heath filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 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
Club Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection Apply Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 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
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		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Wooden club Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich 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
Miniature wooden container with incised decoration Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers 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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden container 'Snake Dreaming at Tjuntina', painted by To... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yayayi, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri Apply Tommy L. Tjapaltjarri filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Pearl shell with a variety of Australian flora, fauna and fi... Kimberley Pearl Shell collection Apply Kimberley Pearl Shell collection filter	Pearl shells Apply Pearl shells filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Joe (Butcher) Nangan Apply Joe (Butcher) Nangan 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
Deep concave wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Bark container from Bathurst Island Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1911 Apply 1911 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
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 Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Johnny Mundrugmundrug Apply Johnny Mundrugmundrug filter	1966 Apply 1966 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 Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
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 Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1962 Apply 1962 filter
Club, attribted to the Sydney area, about 1900-1920 Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1900 Apply 1900 filter
Club Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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	Biliaritjimau Apply Biliaritjimau filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 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
Club Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Bark container collected at Yallock station near Cobar, New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Yallock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Yallock, New South Wales, Australia filter	J Leach Apply J Leach 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 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
Club head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania 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
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
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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
Pigmented wooden club with pointed head Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart Apply Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart 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
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia Apply Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wooden container Janet Mathews collection no. 4 Apply Janet Mathews collection no. 4 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	South Coast, New South Wales, Australia Apply South Coast, New South Wales, Australia filter	Percy Mumbler Apply Percy Mumbler filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Wooden club, whcih tapers from a broad distal end bearing a ... Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Ramingining, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dick S. Mewirri Apply Dick S. Mewirri filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Pearl shell ornament decorated with incised images of Austr... Kimberley Pearl Shell collection Apply Kimberley Pearl Shell collection filter	Pearl shells Apply Pearl shells filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Joe (Butcher) Nangan Apply Joe (Butcher) Nangan 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
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of Kungkarangkaipa T... Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Margaret Dagg Apply Margaret Dagg filter	1997 Apply 1997 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
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Asymmetrical wooden club with one end pointed and the other ... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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 Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 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	Nola Apply Nola filter
Club Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 Apply Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	North-Eastern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North-Eastern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 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
Oblong wooden dish with a red-brown colour Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter