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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Cylindrical basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets 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
Coconut barsor 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	National Museum of Australia Apply National Museum of Australia filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
Pigmented cylindrical basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia Apply Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island), Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Murray Island Dancers - Greetings from Torres Strait 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Photographic postcards Apply Photographic postcards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Murray Island Dance Group Apply Murray Island Dance Group filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr Leo Austen Apply Mr Leo Austen filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Woven split cane bicornual [bicornuate] basket made in the C... JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 Apply JR Lawson Pty Ltd Auctioneers collection no. 1 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1850 Apply 1850 filter
Woven basket Margaret Coen collection Apply Margaret Coen collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Margaret Coen Apply Margaret Coen filter
Fibre basket by Noreena Kadibil, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Noreena Kadibil Apply Noreena Kadibil filter	2008 Apply 2008 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
Conical woven plant fibre basket Maningrida Arts and Crafts 23/12/1974 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 23/12/1974 collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Gadji, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Gadji, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Margaret Banibani Apply Margaret Banibani filter	1974 Apply 1974 filter
Waatyl grass basket (punya) Lockhart River Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre collection Apply Lockhart River Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Dorothy Short Apply Dorothy Short filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Blueberry fibre basket made by Nannette Shaw Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Ms Nannette Shaw Apply Ms Nannette Shaw filter
'Yolla basket' made from white flag iris and yolla feathers ... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Ms Vicki Matson-Green Apply Ms Vicki Matson-Green filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Plant fibre basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Galarama Apply Galarama filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Pigmented cylindrical fibre basket Professor Ronald Berndt collection Apply Professor Ronald Berndt collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Fibre basket by Noreena Kadibil, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Noreena Kadibil Apply Noreena Kadibil filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Mr A P. Lyons Apply Mr A P. Lyons filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Woven basket Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Fibre basket by Rosie Williams, 2008 Canning Stock Route collection Apply Canning Stock Route collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Canning Stock Route, , Australia Apply Canning Stock Route, , Australia filter	Rosie Williams Apply Rosie Williams filter	2008 Apply 2008 filter
Pigmented cylindrical fibre basket Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Large white flag iris basket made by Patsy Cameron Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Aunty Patsy Cameron Apply Aunty Patsy Cameron filter
Woven reed basket Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
Round woven spinifex basket with five discs with pink centre... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Nyukana (Daisy) Baker Apply Nyukana (Daisy) Baker filter	2006 Apply 2006 filter
Cylindrical basket decorated with pigment Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia 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
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
Toy ball woven from pandanus leaves Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Paperbark basket Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Topumorila Apply Topumorila filter	1965 Apply 1965 filter
Plant fibre basket Odette O'Neill collection Apply Odette O'Neill collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Mr Victor L. Stiskin Apply Mr Victor L. Stiskin filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Round coiled woven basket and coasters Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Bark basket Maningrida Arts and Crafts 07/09/1973 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 07/09/1973 collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mary Munjalama Apply Mary Munjalama filter	1973 Apply 1973 filter
Plant fibre basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Eliza Apply Eliza filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Basket made from dodder vine and sagg, by Zoe Rimmer Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter		Miss Zoe Rimmer Apply Miss Zoe Rimmer filter
Lake Alexandrina 'Sister' Basket Lake Alexandrina 'Sister' Basket collection Apply Lake Alexandrina 'Sister' Basket collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Alexandrina, South Australia, Australia filter		1800 Apply 1800 filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Wire basket Thompson Family collection Apply Thompson Family collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Pigmented conical basket Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mary Munjalama Apply Mary Munjalama filter	1966 Apply 1966 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
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
Circular split cane basket Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Conical basket Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Banibani Apply Banibani filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Bicornual [bicornuate] basket Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Dr Robert M. Wishart Apply Dr Robert M. Wishart filter
Coiled pandanus palm Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Sister basket from Lake Tyers, Victoria Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter
Toy ball woven from coconut palm leaves Dr Wolfgang Laade collection Apply Dr Wolfgang Laade collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1963 Apply 1963 filter
Wall decoration 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Wall hangings Apply Wall hangings filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Helen Mabo Apply Helen Mabo filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Cylindrical basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets 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
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Conical basket Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 3 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Maningrida, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Johnny Mundrugmundrug Apply Johnny Mundrugmundrug filter	1966 Apply 1966 filter
Coiled and woven fibre basket, attributed to Thelma Carter, ... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Thelma Carter Apply Thelma Carter filter
Plant fibre basket Reverend and Mrs Fenn collection no. 2 Apply Reverend and Mrs Fenn collection no. 2 filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Cabbage tree palm leaf basket American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... Apply American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) c... filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Mr Charles P. Mountford Apply Mr Charles P. Mountford filter	1948 Apply 1948 filter
Pigmented cylindrical fibre basket Professor Ronald Berndt collection Apply Professor Ronald Berndt collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Lawyer cane and pandanus coiled basket Lockhart River Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre collection Apply Lockhart River Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Centre collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia Apply Lockhart River, Queensland, Australia filter	Dorothy Short Apply Dorothy Short filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Fibre basket with strands of fabric University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Basket Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter	Sir John Hubert P. Murray Apply Sir John Hubert P. Murray filter	1915 Apply 1915 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