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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Hand made pick Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Picks Apply Picks filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Decorated wooden shield Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 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
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Spearhead Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Bone implement Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Bone tools Apply Bone tools filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Shield Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Adze Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Robert M. Wishart Apply Dr Robert M. Wishart filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
	Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Tea Tree Well, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Tea Tree Well, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Stone knife Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Ground edge hatchet head, collected from Kilcunda, Victoria Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Kilcunda, Victoria, Australia Apply Kilcunda, Victoria, Australia filter
	Rainforest shield, QLD Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Firedrill sheath Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
	Club Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Digging stick Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia Apply Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Firedrill Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Club Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Firedrill base Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
	Hafted stone axe with head bifacially flaked Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Wimmera, Victoria, Australia Apply Wimmera, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Bifacially edged, ground stone hatchet Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Pigmented and burnished, deep wooden concave container Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1937 Apply 1937 filter
	Ground edge hatchet head, Broadmeadows, Melbourne [stone imp... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Broadmeadows, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Apply Broadmeadows, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia filter
	Hatchet Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Shield Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Hammerstone [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Percussion and abrading stones Apply Percussion and abrading stones filter	Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia Apply Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia filter
	Lower grinding stone Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Grinding stones Apply Grinding stones filter	Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia Apply Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Waist ornament Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Long cylindrical wooden stone-bladed knife with a pointed pr... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply South-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Wooden, oval elongated concave container Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Neck ornament Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Whetstone [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Percussion and abrading stones Apply Percussion and abrading stones filter	Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia Apply Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia filter
	Kimberley points Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Anvil [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Percussion and abrading stones Apply Percussion and abrading stones filter	Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia Apply Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1946 Apply 1946 filter
	Hatchet Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Boab nut pigmented and incised with geometric design Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	North-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North-west Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Stone blade Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Boomerang Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Conical fibre basket Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Northern Australia, Australia Apply Northern Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Hollow cylindrical wood pipe, blocked at the distal end and ... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter	Northern Australia, Australia Apply Northern Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Spearthrower Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Musgrave Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Hand made pick Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Picks Apply Picks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Bottom grinding stone/anvil [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Percussion and abrading stones Apply Percussion and abrading stones filter	Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia Apply Glenthompson, Victoria, Australia filter
	Stone hatchet head, bifacially flaked, edge ground, pigmente... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Kerang, Victoria, Australia Apply Kerang, Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Unifacially flaked pebble tool [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Cape Patterson, Victoria, Australia Apply Cape Patterson, Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Unifacially flaked pebble tool [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Waisted hatchet head [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Narrawong, Victoria, Australia Apply Narrawong, Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Willaura, Victoria, Australia Apply Willaura, Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Hammerstone/anvil [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Percussion and abrading stones Apply Percussion and abrading stones filter	Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia Apply Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Core [stone implement] Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Cores Apply Cores filter	Willaura, Victoria, Australia Apply Willaura, Victoria, Australia filter