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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Djunkgawul J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mawalan Apply Mawalan filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Shield Katherine Stow collection Apply Katherine Stow collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter
Boomerang Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 Apply Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Inverway, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Inverway, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Weapon - Spear American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Round plastic tray Milikapiti Council collection Apply Milikapiti Council collection filter	Trays Apply Trays filter
A Dreaming of the Mandalbui People (On Bark: Dance of the ... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Rainforest shield - QLD Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 2 Apply Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 2 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North-Eastern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North-Eastern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
The Moon-Man, Alinda, Yirrkala, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Truncated cylindrical wood pipe with a wood bowl Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter
Kangaroo and Joey with Saratoga Fish. Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Waist ornament Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Belts Apply Belts filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
'Death and Mortuary Rites' by Mathaman Marika, Yirrkala, 196... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 4 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 4 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mathaman Marika Apply Mathaman Marika filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
Conical woven basket Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ivy Balbalun Apply Ivy Balbalun filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Club American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Anawanda Apply Anawanda filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Boomerang JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Yurlunggur Serpent Swallows the Wagilag Sisters at Mirarrmin... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mawalan Apply Mawalan filter
Paintbrush Milikapiti Council collection Apply Milikapiti Council collection filter	Paintbrushes Apply Paintbrushes filter
Bark painting depicts a rounded frame in four different ring... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Long Peter, Parapriti Apply Long Peter, Parapriti filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Hafted stone hatchet with a wood handle A Morrison collection no. 1 Apply A Morrison collection no. 1 filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter
Broad flattened oval, concave wooden container University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Stone knife Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Wooden clapstick University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter
'Ganguri or Manmunga', Painted hollow log, native plant spec... Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Coffins Apply Coffins filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2014 Apply 2014 filter
'Susu Shell' by Ellarose Savage, 2009 Ellarose Savage collection no.1 Apply Ellarose Savage collection no.1 filter	Linocuts Apply Linocuts filter	Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Darnley (Erub) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Ellarose Savage Apply Ms Ellarose Savage filter	2009 Apply 2009 filter
Cylindrical wooden tapstick, tapered at each end, with an in... D Boerner collection Apply D Boerner collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1944 Apply 1944 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
String necklace Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
South East Wind American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nambinara Apply Nambinara filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Pigmented cylindrical fibre basket Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Hollow wooden smoking pipe Peter Redlich collection no. 1 Apply Peter Redlich collection no. 1 filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Spearthrower Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Anchor Kulunba Apply Anchor Kulunba filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Turtle Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bayma Apply Bayma filter
Bark Painting depicting the body painting for Kulama initiat... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Deaf Tommy, Pukualamiri Apply Deaf Tommy, Pukualamiri filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Bark painting outlined in white with black dots, divided int... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Long Peter, Parapriti Apply Long Peter, Parapriti filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Boomerang Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Untitled, by Narritjin Maymuru Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter
The Starfish Kadikata American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter			1974 Apply 1974 filter
String bag Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Head ornament Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Painting depicts two fish opposing each other Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
34 predominantly brown ochres used in the production of a gr... Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Ochre Apply Ochre filter
Bark painting 'Couple of Mimi Spirits' by Paddy Compass Nama... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Paddy C. Namatbara Apply Paddy C. Namatbara filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Shield Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Bark painting depicting a hunter of the dreamtime called Mig... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Yirawala Apply Billy Yirawala filter
Bark painting 'Six Mimi Spirits (four males and two females)... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	January N. Namiridali Apply January N. Namiridali filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Boomerang I Steer and Co collection Apply I Steer and Co collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Bark painting by Bardayal Nadjamerrek depicting ngurrurdu, t... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Bardayal Nadjamerrek Apply Bardayal Nadjamerrek filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Conical plant-fibre basket J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Djibolbol, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Djibolbol, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Wambalmana Apply Wambalmana filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Painting depicts a mirror image of a partially submerged cav... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Abagera Apply Abagera filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Shield - Mornington Island, QLD RM Dixon collection Apply RM Dixon collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Yarrpany - Dhuwa Honey. Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1982 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1982 collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Robert B. Wulaki Lang Apply Robert B. Wulaki Lang filter
Skull rack Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1918 Apply 1918 filter
Shield used by Jacky Plowright, Berrima area, New South Wale... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berrima, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jacky Plowright Apply Jacky Plowright filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Sugarbag Dreaming by Jimmy Wululu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Jimmy Wululu Apply Jimmy Wululu filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter