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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Paintbrush Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Paintbrushes Apply Paintbrushes 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
Club Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Club - Croker Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Bark painting depicting pike, file snake, diver bird, water ... 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	David D. Malangi Apply David D. Malangi filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia Apply Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Boomerang Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 Apply Dr Gerald Holt collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Desert, South Australia, Australia Apply Central Desert, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Boomerang, Port Mackay, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
'Two Nyapililngu ancestral women', by Narritjin Maymuru, Yir... 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	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
Wooden tapstick University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Message stick University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
String bag Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
A wooden club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Hollow cylinder of wood forming a smoking pipe with a wooden... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes 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
Bark painting 'Emu Dance' by Tom Djawa, Milingimbi Y Pettinato collection Apply Y Pettinato collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tom Djawa Apply Tom Djawa filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply South West Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Bark painting titled Ngarra Ceremony by Djawa Y Pettinato collection Apply Y Pettinato collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Tom Djawa Apply Tom Djawa filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1890 Apply 1890 filter
Bifacially edged ground stone hatchet Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Ngukurr (Roper River), East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Ngukurr (Roper River), East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of a school of four fish on a stand Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 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
Shield Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Club Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Taap knife Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Kodj axe Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Axes Apply Axes filter	South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Cross boomerang and associated piece of wood Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Herberton, Queensland, Australia Apply Herberton, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bone implement Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Bone tools Apply Bone tools filter	Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia Apply Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Shield H Robinson collection Apply H Robinson collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1975 Apply 1975 filter
Boomerang Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North-western New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia Apply North-western New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Shield Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia Apply Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1897 Apply 1897 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
Sculpture - wood - witchetty grub 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	Djulwadak Dawidi Apply Djulwadak Dawidi filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Message stick Gladys Henry collection Apply Gladys Henry collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia Apply Euramo, Tully, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Beeswax pendant Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Mourning pendants Apply Mourning pendants 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
Spindle wound with human hair string Lew Parlette collection no. 2 Apply Lew Parlette collection no. 2 filter	Spindles Apply Spindles filter	Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 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
Nose ornament Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia Apply Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Bifacially edged, ground stone hatchet Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Firedrill Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Adze Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Spearthrower American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Club Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Sawyer, King of Wickham Hill Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Wickham Hill, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wickham Hill, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Nautilus shell necklace from Northern Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bird 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
Boomerang R Lauriston Sharp collection Apply R Lauriston Sharp collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Coleman River, Queensland, Australia Apply Coleman River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Bugle grass necklace Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces 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
Club Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mitchell River Mission, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River Mission, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Shell pendant necklace Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Shield Jesse Hammond collection Apply Jesse Hammond collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia, Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Stone knife with sheath Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Boomerang JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 2 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearthrower Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter