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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nola Apply Nola filter
Sculpture - wood - bird Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Wooden carving with pokerwork design from Curtin Springs, 19... Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Carved wooden crocodile from Malol Mission, Papua New Guinea Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Savan Apply Savan filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Souvenir wall decoration 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Townsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Townsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Jacob Mankin Apply Jacob Mankin filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
'Nyapilingu' Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 Apply Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Baluka Maymuru Apply Baluka Maymuru filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Carved wooden portrait of an Aboriginal man set in a timber ... Brideson collection Apply Brideson collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Robert W. Prenzel Apply Robert W. Prenzel filter
Sculpture Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	George Munkari Apply George Munkari filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Bird sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter
Ancestral hero of the Yirritya moiety: Banaitja (Lanytjung) ... Dr Karel Kupka collection Apply Dr Karel Kupka collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Birrikitji Gumana Apply Birrikitji Gumana filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Female figure wood carving Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Owarika AKA Santa Catalina Island, Solomon Islands Apply Owarika AKA Santa Catalina Island, Solomon Islands filter
Poisonous snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Kalka, South Australia, Australia Apply Kalka, South Australia, Australia filter	Niningka Lewis Apply Niningka Lewis filter
Handcarved Lithuanian folk figure 'Friendly-Devil' O Szentimrey collection Apply O Szentimrey collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Australia Apply Australia filter		1950 Apply 1950 filter
Sculpture - bird's foot Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
'Crocodile' Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 Apply Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Baluka Maymuru Apply Baluka Maymuru filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Carved wooden lizard with an incised design on the upper sur... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1991 Apply 1991 filter
Sculpture - wood - human male Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Bark painting 'Two Mimi Spirits (males) dancing' by Paddy Co... 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
Sculpture Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1962 Apply 1962 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
Wooden carving with surface design from Curtin Springs, 1957 Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection Apply Barrie and Jennifer Hadlow collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Carved and painted carpet snake by Billy Stockman Tjapaltjar... Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri Carving collection Apply Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri Carving collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri Apply Billy Stockman Tjapaltjarri filter
Sculpture - wood - turtle Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Pat Reid Apply Pat Reid filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of a snake Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection Apply Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Wooden sculpture of "Ken Endon", or Big Name man Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1962 Apply 1962 filter
Wood carving of threee men, the central figure being clubbed... Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Sculpture of a turtle Inada Holdings 02/04/1985 collection Apply Inada Holdings 02/04/1985 collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Bird sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja filter
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Malyanka Apply Malyanka filter
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Incomplete lizard sculpture, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Wooden sculpture of an antlion Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Lizard Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Wooden decorated carving of a pelican Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings 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
Carving of a lizard Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Billy Wara Apply Billy Wara filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Sculpture - snake Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Fregon, South Australia, Australia Apply Fregon, South Australia, Australia filter	Malyanka Apply Malyanka filter
Wooden sculpture, representing a freshwater turtle J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Jimmy Lipundja Apply Jimmy Lipundja filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Carved wooden sculpture in the form of a possum, incised and... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of a goanna Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection Apply Aboriginal Women's Arts Festival collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngalpuntja Apply Ngalpuntja filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Wooden carving of a crocodile Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Male figure wood carving Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Lizard sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mutitjulu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Pulya Taylor Apply Pulya Taylor filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Goanna sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ikula Apply Ikula filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Sculpture Y Pettinato collection Apply Y Pettinato collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wood carving of three drummers Geoff Dennis collection Apply Geoff Dennis collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter
Incomplete lizard sculpture, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Sculpture Aboriginal Art Gallery 07/09/1973 collection Apply Aboriginal Art Gallery 07/09/1973 collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Ibis Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Bird sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Kanginy Apply Kanginy filter
Carved wooden sculpture of a parrot fish 'Yambirrku' Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 2 Apply Buku-Larrngay Arts collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Baluka Maymuru Apply Baluka Maymuru filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Bird sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Amata, South Australia, Australia Apply Amata, South Australia, Australia filter	Mildred Lyons Apply Mildred Lyons filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of a crocodile 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Job Kusu Apply Job Kusu filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Snake sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Kalka, South Australia, Australia Apply Kalka, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngininka Apply Ngininka filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Men making south-east wind (Mamariga). 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
Sculpture - wood Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter
Carved wooden bilby Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection Apply Central Australia Field Trip 1994 collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Maringka Burton Apply Maringka Burton filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Bark painting 'The Sacred Law-Givers for the Yirritja People... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Gangan Homeland Centre, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Gangan Homeland Centre, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Birrikitji Gumana Apply Birrikitji Gumana filter