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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Kevin Levi Apply Kevin Levi filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Ornamental orange plastic bead earrings 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Earrings Apply Earrings filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Gagee Maron Apply Gagee Maron filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Khaki coloured felt hat Dot Butler collection no. 2 Apply Dot Butler collection no. 2 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Child's drawing 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Murray (Mer) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Thursday Island Primary School Apply Thursday Island Primary School filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Crocodile headdress Eseli collection Apply Eseli collection filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	James Eseli Apply James Eseli filter	1999 Apply 1999 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
T-Shirt printed with '92 Sixth Cultural Festival' 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter		1992 Apply 1992 filter
White and grey, round, flat topped, brimless ladies dress ha... Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Kevin Levi Apply Kevin Levi filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
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
Blue petal hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Dauan Top Island Torres Strait 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Dauan Island Council Apply Dauan Island Council filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Souvenir printed sloppy joe from the 1992 Torres Strait Isla... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Clothing Apply Clothing filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Island Co-ordinating Council (Torres Strait) Apply Island Co-ordinating Council (Torres Strait) filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
Round, brimless ladies dress hat with navy blue netting veil 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
Malo-Bomai by Noel Zaro, 1999 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	Prints Apply Prints filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Noel Zaro Apply Noel Zaro filter	1999 Apply 1999 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
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
Dance ornament model aeroplane Eseli collection Apply Eseli collection filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Badu Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	James Eseli Apply James Eseli filter	1999 Apply 1999 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
Plastic cover 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Covers Apply Covers filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Nina Sabatino Apply Nina Sabatino filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Hammerhead shark (Beizam) headdress, by Ken Thaiday Senior Ken Thaiday collection no. 3 Apply Ken Thaiday collection no. 3 filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Kenneth J. Thaiday Sr Apply Kenneth J. Thaiday Sr filter
Saibai 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	Saibai Island Dance Group Apply Saibai Island Dance Group filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Kusa Kup verses Giz, Dauan Island Council 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Dauan Island Council Apply Dauan Island Council filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Plastic cover 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Covers Apply Covers filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Danny Williams Apply Danny Williams filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Man's black, cocked hat with cockade forming part of Fashion... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna Apply Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna filter	1988 Apply 1988 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
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
Cultural Festival 1992 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter		1992 Apply 1992 filter
Souvenir printed T-shirt from the 1992 Torres Strait Islands... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Island Co-ordinating Council (Torres Strait) Apply Island Co-ordinating Council (Torres Strait) filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Small cream coiled open weave plastic 'crinoline' hat Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1940 Apply 1940 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
Saibai 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	Saibai Island Dance Group Apply Saibai Island Dance Group filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Danny Williams Apply Danny Williams filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Kevin Levi Apply Kevin Levi 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
Green/grey felt ex-army hat Hazel Merlo collection Apply Hazel Merlo collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1971 Apply 1971 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
Hat woven from coconut leaves Asou Omey collection Apply Asou Omey collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Townsville, Queensland, Australia Apply Townsville, Queensland, Australia filter	Ms Asou Omey Apply Ms Asou Omey filter	1993 Apply 1993 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
Radio Torres Strait 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Torres Strait Islanders Media Association Apply Torres Strait Islanders Media Association filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Nina Sabatino Apply Nina Sabatino 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
Ninth page of documentary material relating to the Mills Sis... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... Apply The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Bound for Erub...Island of Light 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	T-shirts Apply T-shirts filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter		1992 Apply 1992 filter
Man's black beaver hat forming part of the Mercantile Gentle... Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 Apply Ermenegildo Zegna collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Italy Apply Italy filter	Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna Apply Gruppo Ermenegildo Zegna filter	1988 Apply 1988 filter
Eighth page of documentary material relating to the Mills Si... 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Documents Apply Documents filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... Apply The Mills Sisters, Singers, Dancers, Cultural Ambassadors and Perfo... filter	1992 Apply 1992 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
Plastic sleeve 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Covers Apply Covers filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Kevin Levi Apply Kevin Levi filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Woven grass, wide brim hat, attributed to Lake Tyers, 1950s Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection Apply Robert Croll Indigenous Artefacts collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter		1950 Apply 1950 filter
White and green brimmed ladies dress hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats 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
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Danny Williams Apply Danny Williams filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Art of the Time greeting card 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Cards Apply Cards filter	Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia Apply Torres Strait Islands, Queensland, Australia filter	Kevin Levi Apply Kevin Levi filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Khaki bush hat that was in the tent the night Azaria Chamber... Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton collection no. 2 Apply Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton collection no. 2 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Mrs Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Apply Mrs Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton filter	1980 Apply 1980 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