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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Plastic bead necklace 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Prince of Wales (Muralung) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Austr... Apply Prince of Wales (Muralung) Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Austr... filter	Alice Loban Apply Alice Loban 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
Seed necklace Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Shell and seed necklace 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection Apply 1992 Torres Strait Islands Cultural Festival collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Moa Island, St Paul's, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia Apply Moa Island, St Paul's, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia filter	Fred Pilot Apply Fred Pilot filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Shell and seed necklace Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Cook Islands Apply Cook Islands filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Fibre string necklace JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces 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
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
White and green brimmed ladies dress hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Woman's straw hat with dark blue velvet band Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Amber necklace Balciunas collection Apply Balciunas collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Seed necklace Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Cook Islands Apply Cook Islands filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
Seed necklace, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
Bugle grass necklace Ursula McConnel collection Apply Ursula McConnel collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Archer River, Queensland, Australia Apply Archer River, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
'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
Men's 'Roleigh' grey felt hat issued to Juozas Stepanas at t... Dr A Stepanas collection no. 1 Apply Dr A Stepanas collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Woodside, South Australia, Australia Apply Woodside, South Australia, Australia filter	Mr Juozas Stepanas Apply Mr Juozas Stepanas filter	1949 Apply 1949 filter
Seed pod necklace Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
White, round brimless ladies dress hat with black netting ve... Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Round brimless ladies 'turban' style dress hat made with sil... Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Bead necklace Claire Smith collection Apply Claire Smith collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Reed necklace JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Blue petal hat Andree Pelissier collection Apply Andree Pelissier collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter
Plastic bead necklace Claire Smith collection Apply Claire Smith collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Barunga, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Larissa Lee Apply Larissa Lee filter	1992 Apply 1992 filter
Glass bead necklace Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Reed necklace JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Seeds strung together in single strand with nylon fishing li... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Cap-like hat made from black knotted woollen material Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 Apply Petronella Wensing collection no. 1 filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1947 Apply 1947 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
Glass bead necklace Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Tooth necklace Maningrida Arts and Crafts 07/09/1973 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 07/09/1973 collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Guyun, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Guyun, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Nancy Djukararra Apply Nancy Djukararra filter	1973 Apply 1973 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
Nautilus shell necklace from Northern Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Bean necklace, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 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
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
Snake bone necklace, made by Vernon Graham Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Vernon Graham collection Apply Aboriginal Collection from Tasmania 2003 - Vernon Graham collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter	Vernon Graham Apply Vernon Graham filter
Handpainted gumnut and ininti seed necklace made by Langalik... Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 Apply Ernabella Arts Inc. collection no. 7 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter		Langaliki de Rose Apply Langaliki de Rose filter
Rope necklace University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
Shell necklace Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection Apply Gunanamanda Arts and Crafts collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1986 Apply 1986 filter
Multi-strand reed necklace JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Shell necklace Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Shell necklace Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Necklace of 4 layers of shells Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Shell pendant necklace Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Solomon Islands, Oceania Apply Solomon Islands, Oceania filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
Nautilus shell necklace from Northern Queensland Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia Apply Northern Queensland, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Fibre string necklace JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Necklet Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Bush food necklace Claire Smith collection Apply Claire Smith collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Reed necklace Gerhardt Laves collection Apply Gerhardt Laves collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Small cream hat with heavy wire frame Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter			1940 Apply 1940 filter
Seed necklace Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection Apply Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
String necklace Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Bugle grass on fibre string Dr William Warner collection Apply Dr William Warner collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Necklet Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1923 Apply 1923 filter
Necklet Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Shell necklace with green maireener shells by Lola Greeno Lola Greeno collection no. 2 Apply Lola Greeno collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia Apply Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia filter	Lola Greeno Apply Lola Greeno filter	2016 Apply 2016 filter
Bean necklace, Ernabella SA Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 Apply Winifred Hilliard collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1954 Apply 1954 filter
Hat Papuan Official collection Apply Papuan Official collection filter	Hats Apply Hats filter	Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania Apply Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Oceania filter		1915 Apply 1915 filter
Seed necklace Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter