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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Plaited fibre armband decorated with pigment Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy 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	1985 Apply 1985 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
Club Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mitchell River Mission, Queensland, Australia Apply Mitchell River Mission, Queensland, 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
Woven basket Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Shield Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Dick, King of Evesham, Darr River Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Evesham Station, Darr River, Queensland, Australia Apply Evesham Station, Darr River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wet specimen - Horse, brain MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens 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
Wooden (mawa) mask carved from a solid form, with a human fa... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Masks Apply Masks filter	Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Dennis, Chief of Morbringer Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
Wet specimen - Horse, kidney MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wet specimen - Horse - brain MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearthrower Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Forrest River, Western Australia, Australia Apply Forrest River, 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
Sample - Plant Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Botanical specimens Apply Botanical specimens filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Captain Charles Sturt Apply Captain Charles Sturt filter	1874 Apply 1874 filter
Bill Elliot riding Phar Lap, Agua Caliente Handicap, 20 Marc... Bill Elliott's Agua Caliente Racebook (Phar Lap) collection Apply Bill Elliott's Agua Caliente Racebook (Phar Lap) collection filter	Sepia photographs Apply Sepia photographs filter	Mexico Apply Mexico filter	Billy Elliot Apply Billy Elliot filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Wet specimen - Pig - whole specimen preserved MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wet specimen - Koala - arm muscles MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens 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
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
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Round split cane coiled basket Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Pigmented cylindrical bark container Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 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
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
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Cylindrical wooden smoking pipe with a metal bowl, and incis... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter
Shoulder ornament Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy 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	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Triangular woven basket Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Wooden cylindrical walking stick with carved images on the s... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Walking-sticks Apply Walking-sticks filter	Finke River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Finke River, Northern Territory, 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
Club Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 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 Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Cape Leveque, Western Australia, Australia Apply Cape Leveque, 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
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads 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
Aboriginal breastplate for Tumberilagong, Chief of the Nuner... Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wet specimen - Koala - arm muscles MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Spearthrower Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Spearthrower Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Shoulder ornament Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy 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	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Wet specimen of a pouched young wombat MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter		Sir Colin MacKenzie Apply Sir Colin MacKenzie filter
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Louth, New South Wales, Australia Apply Louth, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Pigmented two-ply fibre string, woven and wound into armband 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
Wet specimen - Wombat - heart MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter
Bicornual [bicornuate] basket Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	North Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply North Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter
Phar Lap's Heart MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter	Timaru, South Island, New Zealand Apply Timaru, South Island, New Zealand filter	Alick Roberts Apply Alick Roberts filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Aboriginal breastplate for Bulgra, King of Arremutta 1920 Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Aboriginal breastplates Apply Aboriginal breastplates filter	Arrawatta, New South Wales, Australia Apply Arrawatta, New South Wales, Australia filter	Bulgra Apply Bulgra filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Plaited fibre armband decorated with pigments 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
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
Spearhead Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Photo album owned by David Davis, owner of Phar Lap, featuri... David Davis collection Apply David Davis collection filter	Photograph albums Apply Photograph albums filter	Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Flemington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	David J. Davis Apply David J. Davis filter	1928 Apply 1928 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
Shoulder ornament Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy 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	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Message stick Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter