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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Wet specimen - Horse, brain MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wet specimen - Horse - Kidney MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Sand Castles Political Humour Competition 1999 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1999 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Ms Cathy Wilcox Apply Ms Cathy Wilcox filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
Royal Visit Souvenir 1954 - Welcome to Australia pennant Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
Shredded bark fibre hank R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Bark fibres Apply Bark fibres filter	Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... Apply Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Wet specimen - Horse - Liver MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Dance armband made from coconut leaf Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	National Museum of Australia Apply National Museum of Australia filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
Wet specimen - Wombat - heart MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wet specimen - Horse - heart wall MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wooden spear, used in the 'Seven Sisters' performance at the... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter	2001 Apply 2001 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
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
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
Wet specimen - Horse - colon MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
St George Budapest v Hungary, Sydney 21.1.1982 St George Budapest Soccer Club collection Apply St George Budapest Soccer Club collection filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
Wet specimen - Horse - heart. This may be the Army horse hea... MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter		Sir Colin MacKenzie Apply Sir Colin MacKenzie filter
Wet specimen - Bat - whole specimen preserved MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Wooden spear, used in the 'Seven Sisters' performance at the... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Divining a site for the NMA Geoff Pryor collection no. 3 Apply Geoff Pryor collection no. 3 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... Apply Old Parliament House, Parkes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territor... filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Pennant commemorating the Royal Visit 1954 Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
Wet specimen - Horse, kidney MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Francis Birtles' Bean 14 car, which he named 'The Sundowner' Francis Birtles collection Apply Francis Birtles collection filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Dudley, Staffordshire, England Apply Dudley, Staffordshire, England filter	Bean Car Company Apply Bean Car Company filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Fibre grass mat R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Mats Apply Mats filter	Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... Apply Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Wooden carving of a goanna 'ngintaka', carved at the 'Tracki... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Topsy Tjulyata Apply Topsy Tjulyata filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Replica fat lamp in a tin, as made at Wallaga Lake Aborigina... Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Lamps Apply Lamps filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Carved brown and pale green onyx kangaroo figure Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Animal figures Apply Animal figures filter	Mexico Apply Mexico filter
Mt Kosciusko Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Screencraft Apply Screencraft filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Chequered pattern armband 'zugu musur' Saibai Island Dance Group collection Apply Saibai Island Dance Group collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Saibai Island Dance Group Apply Saibai Island Dance Group filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Grass doll baby dancing Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	National Museum of Australia Apply National Museum of Australia filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Wooden spear, used in the 'Seven Sisters' performance at the... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Replica bottle doll swathed in blue and white fabric, as mad... Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Pennant commemorating the Royal Visit 1954 Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
1926 Crossley Landaulette 'Canberra' car used for the 1927 R... Victor Alberts collection no. 1 Apply Victor Alberts collection no. 1 filter	Motor cars Apply Motor cars filter	Manchester, England Apply Manchester, England filter	Crossley Motors Ltd Apply Crossley Motors Ltd filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Grass doll baby dancing Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	National Museum of Australia Apply National Museum of Australia filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Rock used as a hammer Eileen Morgan collection Apply Eileen Morgan collection filter	Tools Apply Tools filter	Wallaga Lake, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wallaga Lake, New South Wales, Australia filter	Eileen Morgan Apply Eileen Morgan filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Wet specimen - Echidna - brain and spinal cord MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Shells on nylon line R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... Apply Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Wet specimen - Pig - whole specimen preserved MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Coconut shell water container Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Water containers Apply Water containers filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Thank you for Maintaining the Dreaming Darlington Darlington Public School collection Apply Darlington Public School collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Darlington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Darlington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Darlington Public School Apply Darlington Public School filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Spearthrower 'miru', used in the 'Seven Sisters' performance... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Blackstone (Papulankutja Aboriginal community), Western Australia, ... Apply Blackstone (Papulankutja Aboriginal community), Western Australia, ... filter	Reggie Jackson Apply Reggie Jackson filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
1954 Royal Visit pennant Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 Apply Professor Peter Spearritt collection no. 2 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter
Cooma NSW, Gateway to the Snowy Mountains Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter	Cooma, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cooma, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mrs Helen Jensma Apply Mrs Helen Jensma filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Wet specimen - Koala - arm muscles MacKenzie collection Apply MacKenzie collection filter	Zoological specimens Apply Zoological specimens filter
Grass doll Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Dolls Apply Dolls filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Dance armband made from coconut leaf Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	National Museum of Australia Apply National Museum of Australia filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Snowy Mountains Bridge Family collection no. 1 Apply Bridge Family collection no. 1 filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Screencraft Apply Screencraft filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
Red cedar and raffia paddle 'kaba' Saibai Island Dance Group collection Apply Saibai Island Dance Group collection filter	Paddles Apply Paddles filter	Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Saibai Island Dance Group Apply Saibai Island Dance Group filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Chequered pattern armband 'zugu musur' Saibai Island Dance Group collection Apply Saibai Island Dance Group collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Saibai Island Dance Group Apply Saibai Island Dance Group filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Agua Caliente Handicap race program, 20 March 1932 Bill Elliott's Agua Caliente Racebook (Phar Lap) collection Apply Bill Elliott's Agua Caliente Racebook (Phar Lap) collection filter	Booklets Apply Booklets filter	Mexico Apply Mexico filter	Agua Caliente Jockey Club Apply Agua Caliente Jockey Club filter	1932 Apply 1932 filter
Fibre grass mat R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Mats Apply Mats filter	Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... Apply Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
36th Battalion pennant, AIF, First World War, associated wit... Vincent Burns collection Apply Vincent Burns collection filter	Pennants Apply Pennants filter		Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns Apply Lieutenant Vincent A. Burns filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Red cedar and raffia paddle 'kaba' Saibai Island Dance Group collection Apply Saibai Island Dance Group collection filter	Paddles Apply Paddles filter	Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Saibai Island Dance Group Apply Saibai Island Dance Group filter	1996 Apply 1996 filter
Darlington P.S. Celebrates International Year of Indigenous ... Darlington Public School collection Apply Darlington Public School collection filter	Commemorative badges Apply Commemorative badges filter	Darlington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Darlington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Darlington Public School Apply Darlington Public School filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Esperance Bay, Western Australia, Australia Apply Esperance Bay, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1921 Apply 1921 filter
Shells on nylon line R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection Apply R Tjambulu and E Maranini collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... Apply Yarramundi Reach, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Au... filter	Ms Ruth Tjambulu Apply Ms Ruth Tjambulu filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Unfinished mulga wood spearthrower 'miru', carved at the 'Tr... Maruku Arts collection no. 2 Apply Maruku Arts collection no. 2 filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Walter Pukutiwara Apply Walter Pukutiwara filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
National Museum of Australia - next train 2001 Ian Sharpe collection Apply Ian Sharpe collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Mr Ian R. Sharpe Apply Mr Ian R. Sharpe filter	1994 Apply 1994 filter
Club Drums of Mer Dance Group collection Apply Drums of Mer Dance Group collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter