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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Boomerang Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Club from Goondiwindi area, Queensland, 1901 Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia Apply Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1901 Apply 1901 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
String and shell pendant necklace Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Palm leaf bound with a narrow length of palm leaf forming a ... Dr La Mont West collection Apply Dr La Mont West collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, 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	Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Hand made pick Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Picks Apply Picks filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Digging stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Cowarie, South Australia, Australia Apply Cowarie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia Apply Western NSW, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Tapstick Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Message stick with pigment Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Pigmented hollow cylindrical wooden lure Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Hunting and gathering tools Apply Hunting and gathering tools filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	King Sound, Western Australia, Australia Apply King Sound, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Neck ornament Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Rainforest shield, QLD Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Kimberley point Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Club Lew Parlette collection no. 2 Apply Lew Parlette collection no. 2 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Papunya, Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Shell pendant Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Pendants Apply Pendants 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
Spearthrower Sandra Holmes collection no. 5 Apply Sandra Holmes collection no. 5 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Club Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 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
Pigmented knife made from an elliptical piece of wood and si... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Adze Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes 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
Head ornament Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Digging stick Reverend FR Nitzschke collection Apply Reverend FR Nitzschke collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Mapoon, Queensland, Australia Apply Mapoon, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1914 Apply 1914 filter
Pigmented knife made from an elliptical piece of wood and si... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Rainforest shield, Atherton Tableland, QLD J Davidson collection no. 3 Apply J Davidson collection no. 3 filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia Apply Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Pigmented armband made of fibre string wound on cane Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands 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
Botanical sample of Mindrie root Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Melaleuca bark container Helen Reeve collection Apply Helen Reeve collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Boomerang Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Ceremonial club from Bogan River area, New South Wales Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bogan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden mallet Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Mallets Apply Mallets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Digging stick University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Pubic tassel Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves 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	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Split cane ring-bound arm ornament with human hair string, a... Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands 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
Apron with fringe of fibre string on a fibre string band Frederick D McCarthy collection Apply Frederick D McCarthy collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments 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
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
Armband of woven string with four conical shells in a decora... Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection Apply Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Hank of plant fibre string made from the fibre of Psoralea p... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	String Apply String filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Hooked club, western Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Victoria, Victoria, Australia Apply Western Victoria, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 Apply Gwen and Wayne Masters collection no. 1 filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Cylindrical fibre basket - Yirrkala, 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East 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	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
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
Boab nut pigmented and incised with animals and Ancestor fig... Bruce Coaldrake collection Apply Bruce Coaldrake collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	King Sound, Western Australia, Australia Apply King Sound, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 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
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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs 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
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