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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
'Dragon Heads', painted by Eddie Mabo, c1951 Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1951 Apply 1951 filter
Tintype portrait of a young woman 1880s Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tintypes Apply Tintypes filter		Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Bringing Them Home Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Acrylic paintings Apply Acrylic paintings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Therese Birch Apply Therese Birch filter
Metal tong Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Paperknife Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter	London, England Apply London, England filter		1876 Apply 1876 filter
'Still life with jar and bowl', painted by Eddie Mabo, c1952 Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1952 Apply 1952 filter
Political cartoon of Paul Keating handing over Aboriginal ri... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Political cartoons Apply Political cartoons filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Mr Ron Tandberg Apply Mr Ron Tandberg filter
Maraian Ceremony Death of Luma Luma by Billy Yirawala Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Billy Yirawala Apply Billy Yirawala filter
Electrolux brand vacuum cleaner Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Vacuum cleaners Apply Vacuum cleaners filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Electrolux Apply Electrolux filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Engraved print titled 'Mount Laura, Camperdown', by James Ch... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	James C. Armytage Apply James C. Armytage filter	1876 Apply 1876 filter
'Tree and landscape', painted by Eddie Mabo Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter
Poster titled 'Legends: Don't Dream It, Do It!' Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Poster of Eddie Mabo, by Clifford Beresford Robinson, 1993 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Townsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Townsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Clifford B. Robinson Apply Clifford B. Robinson filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Tintype portrait of a young child Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tintypes Apply Tintypes filter		Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Metal tong Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Letter opener Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Tintype portrait of a young man Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tintypes Apply Tintypes filter		Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Political cartoon titled 'MABO', by Geoff Pryor, 1993 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Political cartoons Apply Political cartoons filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Mr Geoff Pryor Apply Mr Geoff Pryor filter
Latin letter opener Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Wooden ruler advertising Blundstone Boots Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Letter from Reserve Bank to ATSIC regarding selection of Dav... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Letters Apply Letters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter	1995 Apply 1995 filter
Wooden ruler advertising Hobart Savings Bank Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
Confectionery dispenser Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Dispensers Apply Dispensers filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Nelson's Apply Nelson's filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Hair tongs Una May Irvine collection no. 2 Apply Una May Irvine collection no. 2 filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Mrs Una M. Irvine Apply Mrs Una M. Irvine filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
Metal tongs Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Letter opener Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Tintype portrait of a young man Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tintypes Apply Tintypes filter		Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Home-made tongs used for laying baits for poisoning rabbits CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology collection Apply CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter		CSIRO - Division of Wildlife and Ecology Apply CSIRO - Division of Wildlife and Ecology filter
Engraved print titled 'Native Troopers Dispersing a Camp', b... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Frank P. Mahony Apply Frank P. Mahony filter	1886 Apply 1886 filter
Metal tong Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Lions' letter opener Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Letter opener inscribed Love to Rae from Mum Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 Apply Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Bark painting 'Kindaagi the old red plains kangaroo' by Yira... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Yirawala Apply Yirawala filter
MABO Treaty, by Alan Moir Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Mr Alan Moir Apply Mr Alan Moir filter
Survival 2001 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Metal tongs Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
'Dark palm tree', painted by Eddie Mabo, c1980 Bonita Mabo collection Apply Bonita Mabo collection filter	Watercolour paintings Apply Watercolour paintings filter		Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Medal from ELECTROLYTIC ZINC CO. TASMANIA Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Medallions Apply Medallions filter	Risdon, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Risdon, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Electrolytic Zinc Co of Australia Ltd Apply Electrolytic Zinc Co of Australia Ltd filter
Hair curling tongs Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia Apply Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia filter	Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter
Bark painting of two figures relating to the Maraian ceremon... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Yirawala Apply Yirawala filter
Metal tongs with a sliding lock Hilda Creager collection no. 1 Apply Hilda Creager collection no. 1 filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Metal tong Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Print titled Timirrikimaka by Margo Wommatakimi, 1988 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Margo Wommatakimi Apply Margo Wommatakimi filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
A pair of hair curling tongs Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Wooden ruler advertising Taylor and Sharp, Jewellers and Opt... Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Promotional material Apply Promotional material filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Chandler and Co Apply Chandler and Co filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Department of the Parliamentary Library Information Storage ... Terry Fox collection Apply Terry Fox collection filter	Government records Apply Government records filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Eddie K. Mabo Apply Eddie K. Mabo filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Crimping tongs Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Tongs Apply Tongs filter
Medal from ELECTROLYTIC ZINC CO. TASMANIA Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Medallions Apply Medallions filter	Risdon, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Apply Risdon, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia filter	Electrolytic Zinc Co of Australia Ltd Apply Electrolytic Zinc Co of Australia Ltd filter
Paper knife Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter	England, United Kingdom Apply England, United Kingdom filter	Nestles Apply Nestles filter
Facsimile of newspaper clipping titled 'Man of the Land', Th... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Newspaper clippings Apply Newspaper clippings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Debra Jopson Apply Debra Jopson filter	2000 Apply 2000 filter
Engraved print titled 'Supposed Native Tombs', by George Gre... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Engravings Apply Engravings filter	London, England Apply London, England filter	George Grey Apply George Grey filter	1841 Apply 1841 filter
We Have Survived. "PRODUCED AS PART OF THE 'WE HAVE SURVIVED... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Bede Tungatalum Apply Bede Tungatalum filter
Wooden paperknife Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 Apply Justice Else-Mitchell collection no. 1 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Tintype portrait of a man 1880s Bothwell Museum collection Apply Bothwell Museum collection filter	Tintypes Apply Tintypes filter		Bothwell Museum Apply Bothwell Museum filter	1880 Apply 1880 filter
Engraved letter opener Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
EPNS boomerang-shaped letter opener, made about 1913 Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter			1913 Apply 1913 filter
Kangaroo letter opener with a tortoiseshell blade Terence Lane collection Apply Terence Lane collection filter	Paperknives Apply Paperknives filter
Moore River Mission, Mogumber Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Photographs Apply Photographs filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Wooden spear Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
Painting featuring a tree, hand prints and coloured patterns Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Paintings Apply Paintings filter	Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... Apply Lovett Tower, Woden Town Centre, Phillip, Canberra, Australian Capi... filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter