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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Boab nut incised with Wandjina figures Mary Fox collection Apply Mary Fox collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Glass plate negative - The main street of Derby, Western Aus... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
	Metal fabricator made from a length of metal rod Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
	Stone hatchet, bifacially flaked and edge ground Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
	Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Bone implement Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Bone tools Apply Bone tools filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Ceremonial string cross Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection Apply Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection filter	Ceremonial objects Apply Ceremonial objects filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
	Pearl shell pubic cover Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Dronepipe Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Ball of hand-spun bark fibre from the baobob tree Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	String Apply String filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1973 Apply 1973 filter
	Boab nuts incised with reptile and plants Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Boab nut incised with landscapes and animals Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Boab nut incised with pattern of weapons Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Boab nut incised with abstract design and two reptiles Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Boab nut incised with long neck birds and reptiles Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1974 Apply 1974 filter
	Boab nut incised with abstract landscapes Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Incised Wandjina figure Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Neta Apply Neta filter	1979 Apply 1979 filter
Image Unavailable	Irregularly shaped stone slab with Wandjina head and two fig... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Stone with incised Wandjina figures Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Carved stone board with incised Wandjinas in a bush setting Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1979 Apply 1979 filter
Image Unavailable	Irregular-shaped stone slab with incised designs of the head... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Roughly triangular piece of slate with incised motif of owl ... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Stone slab with an incised large snake arching over a collec... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1979 Apply 1979 filter
	Stone slab with incised figures of birds, fish and vegetatio... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Stone slab with incised crocodile, a kangaroo, a wallaby, as... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Rock carvings Apply Rock carvings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Bright yellow cotton fabric with blue-grey screen printed de... Ina Shadforth collection Apply Ina Shadforth collection filter	Textile panels Apply Textile panels filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Ms Ina Shadforth Apply Ms Ina Shadforth filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
	Painted Wandjina board by Lily Karadada Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Lily Karadada Apply Lily Karadada filter
	Photograph album of Derby and station scenes associated with... Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
	Carved wooden shield Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Hair string on bark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	String Apply String filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Club Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Decorated club with burned design Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Boomerang with faded white stripes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Boomerang with carved lines Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Carved didjeridu Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Pigmented didjeridu with incised designs Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Photograph album of Derby and station scenes associated with... Emanuel Family collection Apply Emanuel Family collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter		1914 Apply 1914 filter
	Ground edged hatchet head Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
	Ground edged hatchet head, used by Tiburria, St Georges Basi... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	St Georges Basin, New South Wales, Australia Apply St Georges Basin, New South Wales, Australia filter	Tiburria Apply Tiburria filter	1841 Apply 1841 filter
	Ground edge hatchet head from Pigeon House Mountain NSW acqu... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Pigeon House Mountain, New South Wales, Australia Apply Pigeon House Mountain, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
	Ground edge hatchet head associated with Jacky Plowright, Be... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia Apply Berrima, New South Wales, Australia filter	Jacky Plowright Apply Jacky Plowright filter	1897 Apply 1897 filter
	Ground edged hatchet head from Byrock, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Byrock, New South Wales, Australia Apply Byrock, New South Wales, Australia filter	Steve Shaw Apply Steve Shaw filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
	Ground edged hatchet head from Barwon River area, New South ... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Barwon River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Barwon River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Watty Apply Watty filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Warren, New South Wales, Australia Apply Warren, New South Wales, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Hatchet head preform Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Wyndham, Western Australia, Australia Apply Wyndham, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter
	Metal hatchet head Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum collection Apply Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Young, New South Wales, Australia Apply Young, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Metal hatchet head JD and JM Kelly collection Apply JD and JM Kelly collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Marion Downs, Queensland, Australia Apply Marion Downs, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
	Ground edged hatchet head Roy Barker collection no. 2 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 2 filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter
	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Weetangera, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Weetangera, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... Apply Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... Apply Black Mountain, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Aust... filter
Image Unavailable	Small gound edge tool [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Reid, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Reid, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Stone artefact [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Russell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Russell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Russell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Russell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] HP Moss collection Apply HP Moss collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Russell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Russell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter