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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Spearthrower University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Charles Hart collection Apply Charles Hart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Hermannsburg, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Timber spearthrower from [...Eastern Sydney, 1924...?] Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter		1924 Apply 1924 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
The Moon, Jumauria 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
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow 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 JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Spearthrower Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Murchison, Western Australia, Australia Apply Murchison, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 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
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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
The Milky Way 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 Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 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
Carved and notched spearthrower Kilborn - Goojung Station collection Apply Kilborn - Goojung Station collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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 decorated by Albert Namatjira Goodmans collection Apply Goodmans collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Albert Namatjira Apply Albert Namatjira filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Snake Jinngbirna. 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
Spearthrower Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Docker River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower with etched design, from Western Australia, 191... Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Spearthrower Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower with incised markings Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia filter	Tommy Wallal Apply Tommy Wallal filter
Spearthrower with wooden peg bound with resin and sinew Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection Apply Daisy Bates and Herbert Browne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Ooldea, South Australia, Australia Apply Ooldea, South Australia, Australia filter	Daisy M. Bates CBE Apply Daisy M. Bates CBE 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
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Bark painting depicts four creatures, possibly frogs 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
Spearthrower Reverend A Dyer collection Apply Reverend A Dyer collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Spearthrower Maningrida Arts and Crafts 12/06/1973 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 12/06/1973 collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Michael Ngulabija Apply Michael Ngulabija filter	1973 Apply 1973 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
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
The crab 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	Nangingapa Apply Nangingapa filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
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
Weapon - Spearthrower Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Unknown Apply Unknown filter
Bark painting 'Three Mimi men, spirits of rocks, and turtle'... 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	Yirawala Apply Yirawala 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	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
Spearthrower Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 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	Djabargu Apply Djabargu filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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 Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower JD and JM Kelly collection Apply JD and JM Kelly collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower from Western Australia Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Unidentified Island 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 Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Spearthrower Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia Apply Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia filter