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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Four Conidae Conus Coronatus shells Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
A book containing Erlikilyika's (Jim Kite) sketches of camp ... Robert Gillen collection Apply Robert Gillen collection filter	Sketchbooks Apply Sketchbooks filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1901 Apply 1901 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
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
NT Justice Sweeps Lindy under the Rock Mary Nicholson collection no. 1 Apply Mary Nicholson collection no. 1 filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Peter Nicholson Apply Mr Peter Nicholson filter
Polish national costume hat Polonez Song and Dance Ensemble collection Apply Polonez Song and Dance Ensemble collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Poland Apply Poland filter	Polonez Song and Dance Ensemble Apply Polonez Song and Dance Ensemble filter
Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	David Warraya Apply David Warraya filter
Brown felt hat with a leather hat band Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 Apply Milo Dunphy collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter		Mr Myles J. Dunphy Apply Mr Myles J. Dunphy filter
Emergency signalling mirror, used by Major Les Hiddins Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Mirrors Apply Mirrors filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Les Hiddins Apply Mr Les Hiddins filter
Blue petal hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Strengthening Cultural Networks 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Sun visors Apply Sun visors filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Ted Gabey Apply Ted Gabey filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Volutidae Melo Umbilicatus Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1970 Apply 1970 filter
Survive to Live: an analysis of survival and its relationshi... Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Theses Apply Theses filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Major Les Hiddins Apply Major Les Hiddins filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Say NO to uranium mining: No weapons, No waste, No uranium Northern Territory Environment Centre collection Apply Northern Territory Environment Centre collection filter	Posters Apply Posters filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Energy Resources of Australia Ltd Apply Energy Resources of Australia Ltd filter
Cotton buds housed in a lens filter case Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Camera accessories Apply Camera accessories filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Hoya Corporation Apply Hoya Corporation filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Haast Bluff Range, Western MacDonnells, N.T. Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 Apply Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1 filter	Postcards Apply Postcards filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Albert Namatjira Apply Albert Namatjira filter
Large cream jap silk and grosgrain day hat Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1912 Apply 1912 filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Nameplate for Ludwig Leichhardt 1848 Bristow Smith collection Apply Bristow Smith collection filter	Nameplates Apply Nameplates filter	Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Apply Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia filter	Ludwig Leichhardt Apply Ludwig Leichhardt filter	1848 Apply 1848 filter
Asymmetrical boomerang with inscription 'Seasons Greetings f... Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter		1944 Apply 1944 filter
Navy blue cotton hat with Doolagahs Australia and face embro... Doolagahs Indigenous Design collection Apply Doolagahs Indigenous Design collection filter	Hats Apply Hats 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, two-ply fibre string, woven and wound into armban... 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
Tuckerbox used by Aboriginal activist Joe McGinness when he ... Joe McGinness collection Apply Joe McGinness collection filter	Food storage containers Apply Food storage containers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Joe McGinness Apply Joe McGinness filter	1960 Apply 1960 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
Round, brimless ladies dress hat with navy blue netting veil Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Volutidae Aulicina Sophiae Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Bamboo percussion instrument or clapper 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Percussion instruments Apply Percussion instruments filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Lena Passi Apply Lena Passi filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Cloth bucket hat with red, blue and white coloured patterns Norm Wilson PNG Patrol Officer collection Apply Norm Wilson PNG Patrol Officer collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Glass plate negative - Man holding north-western type of spe... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Headband made from continuous loop of eighteen strands of fi... University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Headbands Apply Headbands filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 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
Akubra brand broad-brimmed fur felt hat worn by anthropologi... Peter Sutton collection no. 2 Apply Peter Sutton collection no. 2 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Akubra Hats Pty Ltd Apply Akubra Hats Pty Ltd filter	1980 Apply 1980 filter
Red sun hat worn by Roma Dulhunty John and Roma Dulhunty collection Apply John and Roma Dulhunty collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Roma Dulhunty Apply Mrs Roma Dulhunty filter	1976 Apply 1976 filter
Conical hat woven from coconut leaves 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Lily Gabey Apply Lily Gabey filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Red woollen, dome-shaped hat Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1965 Apply 1965 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
Boomerang Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Our story is in the land... Bill Neidjie collection Apply Bill Neidjie collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Djabulukgu Association Inc Apply Djabulukgu Association Inc filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
Buttercup yellow lace hat with netting veil Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Black and grey velvet hat worn by Dame Pattie Menzies Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter	Anne Harrison Apply Anne Harrison filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Ellobiidae Volegalea Wardiana Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1968 Apply 1968 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
Lens hood Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Lens hoods Apply Lens hoods filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Mr Les Hiddins Apply Mr Les Hiddins filter
Woollen khaki peaked hat Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection Apply Myrtle Ivy Lindsay collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Europe Apply Europe filter	Myrtle I. Lindsay Apply Myrtle I. Lindsay filter	1945 Apply 1945 filter
Green/grey felt ex-army hat Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1971 Apply 1971 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
Navy dome shaped hat worn by Dame Pattie Menzies Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 Apply Dame Pattie Menzies collection no. 2 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter		R M. Docker Apply R M. Docker filter	1955 Apply 1955 filter
Death be in it - Euthanasia Political Humour Competition 1997 collection Apply Political Humour Competition 1997 collection filter	Cartoons Apply Cartoons filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Mr Sean Leahy Apply Mr Sean Leahy filter	1997 Apply 1997 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
Tonnidae Tonna Sulcosa Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 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
Pendant made from four macropod incisors set in resin. Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Pendants Apply Pendants filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Light brown/pink hat Bette McLean collection Apply Bette McLean collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Buckingham Palace, London, England Apply Buckingham Palace, London, England filter	Mrs Bette McLean Apply Mrs Bette McLean filter	1968 Apply 1968 filter
Yellow raffia-like hat woven into a bowl-like shape Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1965 Apply 1965 filter
Camera extension tube Les Hiddins collection Apply Les Hiddins collection filter	Camera accessories Apply Camera accessories filter	Japan Apply Japan filter	Hoya Corporation Apply Hoya Corporation filter	1978 Apply 1978 filter
Small pebble painted with simulated Aboriginal rock art boom... Ocker Rocks collection Apply Ocker Rocks collection filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Ocker Rocks Company Apply Ocker Rocks Company filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Round brimless ladies 'turban' style dress hat made with sil... Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Bamboo percussion instrument or clapper 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Percussion instruments Apply Percussion instruments filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Lena Passi Apply Lena Passi filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Matters of her Heart Pamela Croft collection Apply Pamela Croft collection filter	Artworks Apply Artworks filter	Keppel Sands, Queensland, Australia Apply Keppel Sands, Queensland, Australia filter	Pamela J. Croft Apply Pamela J. Croft filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter