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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Bifacially flaked pebble tool [stone implement] Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 Apply Darrell Lewis collection no. 1 filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Wave Hill, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Wave Hill, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Kimberley point Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Carved wooden sinuous snake Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
String bag Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Nellie Kendall Apply Nellie Kendall filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Western Desert, , Australia Apply Western Desert, , Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Hobbys Yards, New South Wales, Australia Apply Hobbys Yards, New South Wales, Australia filter
Piece of petrified wood Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Bellambi, New South Wales, Australia Apply Bellambi, New South Wales, Australia filter
Retouched flake [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
String bag Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bags Apply Bags 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
Plant fibre basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Message stick Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Floor rug, woollen- Ernabella Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Floor rugs Apply Floor rugs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter
String bag Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bags Apply Bags 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
Boomerang - Mornington Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter
Square plant fibre basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Winnie Moongotema Apply Winnie Moongotema filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Shell pendant 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
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Stone knife Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter
Bogan pick [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia Apply Forest Reefs, New South Wales, Australia filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Mulka, South Australia, Australia Apply Mulka, South Australia, Australia filter
Stone Blade, collected near Normanton, Queensland Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Normanton, Queensland, Australia Apply Normanton, Queensland, Australia filter
Red stone fake, collected near Normanton, Queensland Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Normanton, Queensland, Australia Apply Normanton, Queensland, Australia filter
Palaeolithic European hand axe Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Bogan Pick [stone implement] Gabriella Roy collection Apply Gabriella Roy collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Apply Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia filter
Hand axe and stone flakes [stone implement] Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 Apply Ian Dunlop collection no. 3 filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Hafted stone blade from Kimberley WA Igor Zorich collection Apply Igor Zorich collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Long, hollow wooden cylinder forming a smoking pipe Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Square plant fibre basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets 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
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
Ground edge hatchet head, Portland [stone implement] Herbert Keys collection Apply Herbert Keys collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Portland, Victoria, Australia Apply Portland, Victoria, Australia filter
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gundabooka, New South Wales, Australia filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Waist ornament Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Waistbands Apply Waistbands filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Elongated cylindrical basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Cylindrical basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter	Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Milingimbi, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers 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
Bogan pick, [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter
Untitled, by Narritjin Maymuru Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bark paintings Apply Bark paintings filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Narritjin Maymuru Apply Narritjin Maymuru filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Wilfred Pootchemunka Apply Wilfred Pootchemunka filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Hatchet head Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Russell River, Queensland, Australia Apply Russell River, Queensland, Australia filter
Flake Peter Bindon collection no. 3 Apply Peter Bindon collection no. 3 filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Pialligo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Pialligo, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Peter Bindon Apply Peter Bindon filter
Bogan pick, [stone implement] Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Australia Apply Daroobalgie, New South Wales, Australia filter
Unfinished stone tool Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Cook Islands Apply Cook Islands filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter
Stone Blade, collected near Normanton, Queensland Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Normanton, Queensland, Australia Apply Normanton, Queensland, Australia filter
Carved wooden sinuous snake Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Cylindrical basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets filter
Pubic tassel Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Hollow cylinder of wood forming a smoking pipe with a wooden... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Smoking pipes Apply Smoking pipes filter	Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Spearthrower Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Wooden container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Stone Blade, collected near Normanton, Queensland Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Normanton, Queensland, Australia Apply Normanton, Queensland, Australia filter
Ground edge stone hatchet head Pauline Watson collection Apply Pauline Watson collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Miss Pauline Watson Apply Miss Pauline Watson filter	1931 Apply 1931 filter
Top grinding stone [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang - decorated with transitional style motifs, Nepabu... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Nepabunna, South Australia, Australia Apply Nepabunna, South Australia, Australia filter	Mrs Enid Bowden Apply Mrs Enid Bowden filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter