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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Alberga River, South Australia, Australia Apply Alberga River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Boomerang, Cowarie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cowarie, South Australia, Australia Apply Cowarie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club from Palmer River area, Queensland, 1870s Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Palmer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Palmer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Continuously looped fibre string apron Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Animal long bone awl Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Awls Apply Awls filter	Babinda, Queensland, Australia Apply Babinda, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Spearthrower from Palmer River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Palmer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Palmer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Angus Downs Station, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Angus Downs Station, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Boomerang J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Pigmented cylindrical basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Dronepipe Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Didjeridus Apply Didjeridus 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
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
Headband made from a semi-circle of 51 macropod incisors Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Headbands Apply Headbands filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for King Billy, King of the Barwon Bl... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia Apply Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1910 Apply 1910 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
Hardwood spindle in two parts, with the elliptical spring in... Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Spindles Apply Spindles filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bark painting 'Tortoises and fresh water crocodiles' by Birr... 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
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	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Groote Eylandt American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Shield Jesse Hammond collection Apply Jesse Hammond collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Red ochre Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ochre Apply Ochre filter	Finniss Springs, South Australia, Australia Apply Finniss Springs, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Ornament made from a cut and filed baler shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lake Darlot, Western Australia, Australia Apply Lake Darlot, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1894 Apply 1894 filter
Snake Jiningbirna. 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
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
Painting depicts the creation of the constellation, "Wuripir... 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	Wandjiwara Apply Wandjiwara filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Shield Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
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
Nosebone Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for John Neville, King of Mahaderree Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Maharatta, New South Wales, Australia Apply Maharatta, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Shoulder ornament Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
White and red pigmented split palm leaf armband Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands 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		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Weapon - 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	Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Umbakumba, Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Anawanda Apply Anawanda filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Boomerang Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1898 Apply 1898 filter
Bundle of string made from a reed fibre, bound and knotted JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
Cylindrical basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Boomerang - Mornington Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Resin sample Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Samples Apply Samples filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Woven plant fibre basket W Bateman collection Apply W Bateman collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Goulburn Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
Adze Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia Apply Nicholson Homestead, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Sculpture Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Club Dr La Mont West collection Apply Dr La Mont West collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Woven reed basket Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Boomerang The Australian Scene collection no. 2 Apply The Australian Scene collection no. 2 filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1973 Apply 1973 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
Hafted stone axe with head bifacially flaked Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Wimmera, Victoria, Australia Apply Wimmera, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Spearthrower University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Boomerang Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
Shoulder ornament Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments 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