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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
'Buwakul', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2012 Apply 2012 filter
Maraiin Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 5 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 5 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Beswick, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Beswick, Northern Territory, Australia filter	George Baldu Apply George Baldu filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Marrkarakara Apply Marrkarakara filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Snake Jinngbirna. Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 6 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 6 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nanungunda Apply Nanungunda filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Bark painting depicting the log on which Barama floated to G... 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	Gawirrin Gumana Apply Gawirrin Gumana filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Painting depicts "Guna" the goanna fat Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 02/09/1974 collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Bolkdjam, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bolkdjam, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bill Madangija Apply Bill Madangija filter
Bark painting 'Head of Animal (Kangaroo)' by Yuwunyuwun Marr... 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	Yuwunyuwun Marruwarr Apply Yuwunyuwun Marruwarr filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Painting depicts numerous panels containing fish Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Painting depicts male (left) and female modjarki, freshwater... 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	Dick N. Murrumurru Apply Dick N. Murrumurru filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Milky Way. Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 Apply Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Maymirrirr Maymuru Apply Maymirrirr Maymuru filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Mimi Dancing. 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	Namadbaru Apply Namadbaru filter
Malay Prau 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	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Bark painting 'Three Rainbow Serpents' by Fred Didjbaralkka ... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter		Fred D. Narraldol Apply Fred D. Narraldol filter
Bark painting 'Djeigung the Galbu Snake' by Mithinarri Gurru... 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	Mithinarri Gurruwiwi Apply Mithinarri Gurruwiwi filter	1967 Apply 1967 filter
If You Love Me Love Me Safely by Marrnyula Mununggurr Marrynyula Mununggurr collection Apply Marrynyula Mununggurr collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Marrnyula Mununggurr Apply Marrnyula Mununggurr filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dulla Apply Dulla filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
'Dhunguruk', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2012 Apply 2012 filter
Banaitscha/Banatja - # 2 of 5 Peter Redlich collection no. 1 Apply Peter Redlich collection no. 1 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mungurrawuy Yunupingu Apply Mungurrawuy Yunupingu filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Bark painting depicting a bird, Groote Eylandt NT Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Painting depicts a variety of creatures, including 7 turtle... Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bob Bilinjara Apply Bob Bilinjara filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Painting depicts two female macropods of unidentified specie... 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	Mr Paddy Nabamdjorle Maralngurra Apply Mr Paddy Nabamdjorle Maralngurra filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Bark painting depicts a hunter in white, with short limbs, h... 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	Ron Adam Apply Ron Adam filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
'Wundan', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings 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
Bark painting depicting a shark, Groote Eylandt NT Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
The Barramundi 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
Work on paper depicting a linear design with longitudinal ba... 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
Painting depicts kalkberd, the euro (Macropus robustus) 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	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
'Bundjungu', bark painting, native plant species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter	2013 Apply 2013 filter
'Yingapungapu' Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 Apply Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bumiti 2 Dhamarrandji Apply Bumiti 2 Dhamarrandji filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Hives of Wild Honey 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	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Painting depicts an abstract pattern with patterned squares Maningrida Arts and Crafts 04/06/1974 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 04/06/1974 collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Manakudok-adjiripa, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Jacky Maranberra Apply Jacky Maranberra filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Bark painting by Bardayal Nadjamerrek depicting a cut-up kan... 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	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Painting depicts two fish, one is identified as a "Long Tom"... 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	Yiwun Y. Maduwarr Apply Yiwun Y. Maduwarr filter
South-east wind story (Dreamtime story). 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	Nemigilagum Apply Nemigilagum filter
Bark painting by Bardayal Nadjamerrek depicting barrk, the b... 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
Djambidj bark no. 3 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	Frank Malkorda Apply Frank Malkorda filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Painting depicts four human figures and a canoe J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Djatjiwuy Apply Djatjiwuy filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Painting depicts 11 human figures and 2 wallabies 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	Mithili Wanambi Apply Mithili Wanambi filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Painting depicts human figures and goannas Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 6 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 6 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter
Chasm Is. Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 6 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 6 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Baijimma Apply Baijimma filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Painting depicting a buffalo with cross-hatched infill Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... Apply Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies - Australian National Un... 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	Harry Maralngurra Apply Harry Maralngurra filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Bark painting 'Djiegung, the Galpu python' by Mithinarri Gur... 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	Mithinarri Gurruwiwi Apply Mithinarri Gurruwiwi filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Bird, fish and stencilled hands - a recapitulation after fif... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Cooper Creek, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Namadbara Apply Namadbara filter
Namarrkon 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	Jimmy N. Nganjmirra Apply Jimmy N. Nganjmirra filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Bark painting by Dawidi Djulwadak 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	Dawidi Apply Dawidi filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bumuti Apply Bumuti filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Painting depicts four goannas Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lardjanga Apply Lardjanga filter
'Wanydjarrpu,' bark painting, native species Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mulkun Wirrpanda Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda filter
Bark painting depicting two people walking over a landscape Air Commodore W Bolitho collection Apply Air Commodore W Bolitho collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Port Keats (Wadeye), Northern Territory, Australia filter
Cat Fish 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
Banaitscha/Banatja - # 1 of 5 Peter Redlich collection no. 1 Apply Peter Redlich collection no. 1 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mungurrawuy Yunupingu Apply Mungurrawuy Yunupingu filter	1956 Apply 1956 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 2 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Wuyal Apply Wuyal filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Bark painting divided into 16 panels by three horizontal whi... 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	Polly M. Puruntatameri Apply Polly M. Puruntatameri filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 3 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mithili Apply Mithili filter
Freshwater. Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 5 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 5 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lofti Apply Lofti filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Painting on card, in the style of a bark painting, depicting... Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 3 Apply Dr Howard Morphy collection no. 3 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lardjanga Apply Lardjanga filter
Bark painting 'Frog at Mirramina' by Mithinarri Gurruwiwi, Y... 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	Mithinarri Gurruwiwi Apply Mithinarri Gurruwiwi filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Muraina's Quarrel with Gandji, the Jabilai Man and Wurrban, ... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tom Djawa Apply Tom Djawa filter
'Mayang:River with grass', bark painting, native plant speci... Mulkun Wirrpanda collection Apply Mulkun Wirrpanda collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings 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
Possum by Maymirri 2 Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 Apply Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Maymirrirr Maymuru Apply Maymirrirr Maymuru filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter