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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Digging stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Cowarie, South Australia, Australia Apply Cowarie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Stone knife Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Port Mackay, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Children's drawing stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Drawing instruments Apply Drawing instruments filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spinning top Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Centre of gravity toys Apply Centre of gravity toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Digging stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Upper Murray River Region, Victoria, Australia Apply Upper Murray River Region, Victoria, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Children's drawing stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Drawing instruments Apply Drawing instruments filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang from Cummeragunja, New South Wales Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia Apply Cummeragunja, New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Pigmented hollow cylindrical wooden lure Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Hunting and gathering tools Apply Hunting and gathering tools filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Central Australia, Northern Territory Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Toy boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Kimberley point Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Rainforest shield - QLD Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Queensland, Australia Apply Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Utilised flake [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Bottom grinding stone [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Lower grinding stones Apply Lower grinding stones filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Stone knife Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Pigmented wooden container, Arrernte people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang, Lake Tyers area, east Gippsland, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Tyers, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Shell pendant Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Pendants Apply Pendants filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Kimberley point Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Oval shell ornament Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Ornaments Apply Ornaments filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter