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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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
Woven pandanus fibre armband, pigmented in stripes American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Out of ANZUS People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty Apply Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Minton 'Kings Service' china entree plate bearing the coat-o... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Entree plates Apply Entree plates filter	England Apply England filter	Minton Apply Minton filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Homo Australis Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mr John Kron Apply Mr John Kron filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Mesh bag formed from two-ply looped fibre-string - Yirrkala,... American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Bags Apply Bags 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
Bone china cheese plate printed with a coloured Commonwealth... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Plates Apply Plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Stop French Testing People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 Apply People for Nuclear Disarmament collection no. 2 filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Muroroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia Apply Muroroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia filter	Direction des Centres d'Experimentation Nucleaires Apply Direction des Centres d'Experimentation Nucleaires filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Canberra Chronicle, 9 September 1987 R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Newspapers Apply Newspapers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Carved wooden sculpture of an echidna 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
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Stone hatchet with a head that is bifacially flaked and the ... Edward Roberts collection Apply Edward Roberts collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Bone china dinner plate printed with the Commonwealth Parlia... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Dinner plates Apply Dinner plates filter	England Apply England filter	Royal Grafton Apply Royal Grafton filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Cartoon of Labor Premier of Western Australia, Brian Burke Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 Apply Ward O'Neill collection no. 2 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Mr Ward O'Neill Apply Mr Ward O'Neill filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Pressed glass vase Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Vases Apply Vases filter	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Janet Spence Smith Apply Ms Janet Spence Smith filter	1940 Apply 1940 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mungula Apply Mungula filter
Birds sculpture Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 Apply Maruku Arts and Crafts collection no. 1 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Kalka, South Australia, Australia Apply Kalka, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngininka Apply Ngininka filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
Christmas decoration Margaret Twiss collection Apply Margaret Twiss collection filter	Christmas decorations Apply Christmas decorations filter	Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Apply Beaumont, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Margaret Twiss Apply Mrs Margaret Twiss filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Watercolour painting of blue landscape, by Shane Pickett, 19... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter	Perth, Western Australia, Australia Apply Perth, Western Australia, Australia filter	Shane Pickett Apply Shane Pickett filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Child's drawing by Watulijanja, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Watuljanja Apply Watuljanja filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ngintya Apply Ngintya filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Packer and Murdoch on Hawke's Knee Mary Nicholson collection no. 1 Apply Mary Nicholson collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Mr Peter Nicholson Apply Mr Peter Nicholson filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Mayawara Minutjukur Apply Mayawara Minutjukur filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Seed necklace, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Certificate Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection Apply Woodleigh Shorthorn Stud collection filter	Prize certificates Apply Prize certificates filter		Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Apply Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Lend A Hand For Peace - Australian Peace Committee Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Cartoon with three images of a woman standing on top of a mo... Judy Horacek collection no. 1 Apply Judy Horacek collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter		Ms Judy Horacek Apply Ms Judy Horacek filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Lead crystal champagne glass with the Commonwealth Parliamen... Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 Apply Parliament House Catering Service collection no. 1 filter	Champagne glasses Apply Champagne glasses filter	England Apply England filter	Parliament of Australia Apply Parliament of Australia filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Headpad, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Headwear Apply Headwear filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pubic tassel Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lupulung Apply Lupulung filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjikalayi Apply Tjikalayi filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Canberra Chronicle, 9 September 1987 R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Newspapers Apply Newspapers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Walka design from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Tjalara Apply Tjalara filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Pigmented, two-ply, fibre string, woven and wound into an ar... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Madupinyin Apply Madupinyin filter
Child's drawing -'Macassans collecting trepang' by Rrikili Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Rrikili Apply Rrikili filter
Two beer mugs Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Mugs Apply Mugs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr William Barbour Smith Apply Mr William Barbour Smith filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Child's drawing from Ernabella Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 3 filter	Pastel drawings Apply Pastel drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing by Ian, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Ian Apply Ian filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Child's drawing by Waluli, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Waluli Apply Waluli filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Garma Circumcision Rite and Dancing at the Narra Ceremony Dorothy Bennett collection Apply Dorothy Bennett collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Bagu Apply Bagu filter
Peace Now! Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Political badges Apply Political badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Kakadu National Park. Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Travel pamphlets Apply Travel pamphlets filter	Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1985 Apply 1985 filter
Booklet titled, Information on nulcear weapons and the arms ... Scientists Against Nuclear Arms collection Apply Scientists Against Nuclear Arms collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (Australia) Apply Scientists Against Nuclear Arms (Australia) filter	1981 Apply 1981 filter
Boomerang JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	J W. Lindo Apply J W. Lindo filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Poster Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Postcard titled 'How's That' that features an illustration b... Betty Archdale collection Apply Betty Archdale collection filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Rhodes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Rhodes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Bloxham & Chambers Pty Ltd Apply Bloxham & Chambers Pty Ltd filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Textbook on practical mathematics Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 Apply Nancy Hamilton collection no. 2 filter	Textbooks Apply Textbooks filter	Edinburgh, Scotland Apply Edinburgh, Scotland filter	Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton Apply Mrs Nancy B. Hamilton filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
UAW. Union of Aust. Women Union of Australian Women collection Apply Union of Australian Women collection filter	Union badges Apply Union badges filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Audrey McDonald Apply Ms Audrey McDonald filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter