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Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson
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Ms Leonie Dickson
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Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and...

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Container - wood
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Wooden container
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Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai...

The Seven Sisters Songline travels from the west to the east across the far western and central deserts. The sisters are...
Wooden container
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Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957
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Wooden Container
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, 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 container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Decorated container made from bark
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Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Elongated wooden concave container with rounded ends
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J W. Lindo
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Nail and screw tidy
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Bark container
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1934
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Northern Territory, Australia
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Knitting needle container
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1941
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Wooden container
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Njinawanga
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1981
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Elliptical concave bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, 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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Clothes peg container, for attachment to the upright post of...
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1959
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Deakin, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Kelp water carrier
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Yvonne Kopper
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Tasmania, Australia
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Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ...

Original labelling on 1985.0059.0321 reads: "Coolabah/for/food water or honey/Orara River/1898". Edmund Milne (1861-191...
Wira
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Nyukana (Daisy) Baker
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2003
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Interfet stubbie holder
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Australian Army
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1999
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East Timor
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Wooden container
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Unknown
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Bark container
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Professor Charles (Steve) W. Hart
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Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ...

Original label on 1985.0059.0057 reads: "King Boney Orara River North Coast NSW". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in ...
Spearthrower from Orara River area, 1898

Original label on 1985.0059.0272 reads: "Womerah/King Boney/Orara/River Tribe 1898". Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born...
Wooden container
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Bark container
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1931
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Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia
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Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui
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Ada Pilakui
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Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Wooden container
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Elliptical concave wooden container by Alan Mungulu
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Alan Mungulu
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1966
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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Kelp water carrier by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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Tasmania, Australia
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Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment
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Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols
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Verna Nichols
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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...
Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ...
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Tjunkaya Tapaya
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Wooden container
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1934
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Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Mowitja
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Umbakulu, South 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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Concave, oval wooden container
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Wooden container
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Miss Olive Pink
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Wooden concave container
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Ian Dunlop
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1964
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Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container
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1985
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Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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Bakelite cylindrical container
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Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container
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Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin...
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Ms Tanya Langdon
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Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013

The maker said he would usually seal the sides with wax but, as he had none available at the time, he used a white clay ...
Terracotta bowl with sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya Tapaya,...
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Tjunkaya Tapaya
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2006
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Crater
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Sherril Sheehan
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Bowl with pokerwork designs
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Ikula
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Ernabella, South Australia, Australia
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Bull kelp and river reed container, made by Leonie Dickson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Leonie Dickson Apply Ms Leonie Dickson filter
Aboriginal breastplate for U Robert, King of Big Leather and... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gwydir River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1800 Apply 1800 filter
Container - wood Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Piti or wooden container with pokerwork of the Kungkarangkai... 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
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Carved wooden container from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden Container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia 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 container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
Decorated container made from bark A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Elongated wooden concave container with rounded ends JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo 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
Nail and screw tidy John Handfield collection Apply John Handfield collection filter	Containers Apply Containers 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
Knitting needle container Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter			1941 Apply 1941 filter
Wooden container Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Njinawanga Apply Njinawanga filter	1981 Apply 1981 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
Elliptical concave bark container Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1931 Apply 1931 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
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
Kelp water carrier Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Yvonne Kopper collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Yvonne Kopper Apply Yvonne Kopper filter
Semi-hemispherical hollow wooden container from Orara River ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Apply filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Wira Maruku Arts collection no. 3 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 3 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2003 Apply 2003 filter
Interfet stubbie holder Australian Army History Unit collection Apply Australian Army History Unit collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	East Timor Apply East Timor filter	Australian Army Apply Australian Army filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell 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		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Boomerang used by 'King Boney', Woolgoolga, north coast New ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia Apply Woolgoolga, New South Wales, Australia filter	Billy Boney Apply Billy Boney filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower from Orara River area, 1898 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Orara River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Orara River, New South Wales, Australia filter		1898 Apply 1898 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bark container Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bark container, Pukami basket - made by Ada Pilakui Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection Apply Inada Holdings 06/07/1984 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ada Pilakui Apply Ada Pilakui filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Elliptical concave wooden container by Alan Mungulu 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	Alan Mungulu Apply Alan Mungulu filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Kelp water carrier 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
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Blue plastic bowl covered in white pigment Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bull kelp and river reed container made by Verna Nichols Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Verna Nichols Apply Verna Nichols 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
Terracotta bowl with glazed sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya ... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 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	Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia Apply Umbakulu, South Australia, Australia filter	Mowitja Apply Mowitja 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
Concave, oval wooden container Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 28/07/1975 collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Wooden container Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink 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
Pigmented, deep, wooden concave container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wooden container Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Bakelite cylindrical container Fiona Reynolds collection Apply Fiona Reynolds collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Clear plastic cylindrical screw top container Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 2 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Container made from bull kelp, river reed and tee tree strin... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter		Ms Tanya Langdon Apply Ms Tanya Langdon filter
Tunga made by Kenny Brown, 2013 Kenny Brown collection Apply Kenny Brown collection 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	Mr Kenny Brown Apply Mr Kenny Brown filter	2013 Apply 2013 filter
Terracotta bowl with sgaffito decoration by Tjunkaya Tapaya,... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjunkaya Tapaya Apply Tjunkaya Tapaya filter	2006 Apply 2006 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
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	Ikula Apply Ikula filter