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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Carved human figure Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter
Club from West Papua, Indonesia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua, Indonesia Apply Papua, Indonesia filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
Wooden club JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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 north west New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Carved human head Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons 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
Lil-lil club 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection Apply 19th Century NSW Aboriginal Artefacts collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	North-west NSW, Australia Apply North-west NSW, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
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 John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Headband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Headbands Apply Headbands 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
Piti Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Topsy Tjulyata Apply Topsy Tjulyata filter	2003 Apply 2003 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
Shoulder strap Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments 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 Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Cane cuirass Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Torso armour Apply Torso armour filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
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
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Armband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands 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 used by Baraimal Jack, Cedar Point, Richmond River, New... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cedar Point, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cedar Point, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Baraimal Jack Apply Baraimal Jack filter	1916 Apply 1916 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 JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	University of Sydney Apply University of Sydney 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
Axe blade in wooden socket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Axes Apply Axes filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1917 Apply 1917 filter
Headband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Headbands Apply Headbands filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr S D. Burrows Apply Mr S D. Burrows filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Canoe paddle Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Paddles Apply Paddles filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Waistband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania 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, Mungeranie, South Australia, Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter	1926 Apply 1926 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		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Adze blade in wooden socket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr E W. Zimmer Apply Mr E W. Zimmer filter	1915 Apply 1915 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 Mervyn Meggitt collection Apply Mervyn Meggitt collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Bundle of split wood Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Dance rattle Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Rattles Apply Rattles 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 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
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Wooden club, Weapon Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Club Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1917 Apply 1917 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
Oblong bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Conical shaped hollow lime gourd Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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 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
Wooden club Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
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
Armband Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Cylindrical bark container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Carved human figure Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Carvings Apply Carvings filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter

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