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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
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	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
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Spearhead Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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
Ground stone hatchet head with a bifacial edge, hafted in a ... Professor Ronald Berndt collection Apply Professor Ronald Berndt collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Amagula River. 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	Abadjura Apply Abadjura filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Kimberley point Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Bark painting depicts six human figures with hair gathered i... Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Kimberley point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
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	Not provided Apply Not provided 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
Glass spearhead Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Spearhead JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Kimberley point Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Kimberley point Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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
Weapon - Spearhead Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Spearhead Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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	Mo:ta Apply Mo:ta filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Wooden paddle - Yirrkala, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Paddles Apply Paddles filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Kimberley point Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Kimberley point - glass Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Northern Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply Northern Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Bark painting 'Couple of Mimi Spirits' by Paddy Compass Nama... 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
Weapon - Spearhead Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Kimberley point - glass Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Kimberley point Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Kimberley stone point Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, 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
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Stone Spearhead Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie 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 - 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	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
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	Niretjanga Apply Niretjanga filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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	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
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	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
Wooden paddle - Yirrkala, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Paddles Apply Paddles filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spearhead - stone Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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
The Magellan Clouds 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	Kulpidja Apply Kulpidja filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Kimberley point Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Sculpture - wood American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings 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
Spearhead Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
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
Barawind. 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	Kolbitja Apply Kolbitja filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter