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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Spearthrower JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spirit Islands John Calaby collection Apply John Calaby collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
South East Wind and Hammer-headed Shark 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
A Dreaming of the Mandalbui People (On Bark: Dance of the ... 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
Wooden spearthrower Ernabella Arts collection no. 2 Apply Ernabella Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter
Spearthrower JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Prau 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	Nagingapa Naminyamanja Apply Nagingapa Naminyamanja filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Spearthrower Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia Apply Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
The Dugong, Inunguluna 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
Dalimbu. 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	Bukanda Apply Bukanda filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Spearthrower Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1932 Apply 1932 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
Spearthrower with etched design, from central Western Austra... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia 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	Gatji, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Gatji, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 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	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided 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
Decorated shell Regina Wagner collection Apply Regina Wagner collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia 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
Spearthrower AR Eadie collection Apply AR Eadie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1977 Apply 1977 filter
Spearthrower Olive Pink collection Apply Olive Pink collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Miss Olive Pink Apply Miss Olive Pink filter
The Blind Man. 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	Nandabitta Apply Nandabitta filter	1969 Apply 1969 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
Spearthrower from Bloomfield River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia Apply Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Painting depicts a waisted rectangular figure within a thin ... 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	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Spearthrower JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
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
Painting depicts a rectangular figure with a diamond pattern... 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	Nanuwunda Apply Nanuwunda filter	1948 Apply 1948 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
Spearthrower Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
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
Night Dwelling Spirit, Gurumuka 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	Tatalara Apply Tatalara filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1889 Apply 1889 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Bark painting, Kestrels and Chicks 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	Minimini Numalkiyiya Mamarika Apply Minimini Numalkiyiya Mamarika filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
The Story of Neminyaniawja The Long Arm Man. 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	Namdabida Apply Namdabida filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Spearthrower JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter
Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
Spearthrower from Bloomfield River area, Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia Apply Bloomfield River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Spearthrower J Davidson collection no. 1 Apply J Davidson collection no. 1 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1984 Apply 1984 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	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
Spearthrower Department of Sport Recreation and Tourism collection Apply Department of Sport Recreation and Tourism collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1983 Apply 1983 filter
Marakolo Dreaming. 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	Derideri Apply Derideri filter	1969 Apply 1969 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	Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Cape Stewart, North Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided 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	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter