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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Yellow ochre Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Resin sample Roy Barker collection no. 2 Apply Roy Barker collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Roy Barker Apply Mr Roy Barker filter	1999 Apply 1999 filter
	Sample - Pipeclay ball Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Small bundle of light coloured bark wrapped about with thinn... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Sample possum pelt James Wall collection Apply James Wall collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Umbango, New South Wales, Australia Apply Umbango, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny Apply Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
	Beeswax Claire Smith collection Apply Claire Smith collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Sculptural preform, a squared sample block of 'carraka' ston... Keith Goddard collection Apply Keith Goddard collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia Apply Diamantina River, Queensland, Australia filter	Kalboori Youngi Apply Kalboori Youngi filter	1938 Apply 1938 filter
	Red pigment sample Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Dried puffer fish Florence Gaby collection Apply Florence Gaby collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Feather and bark fly lure Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Fishing lures Apply Fishing lures filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
	White pigment sample Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Resin sample Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum collection Apply Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	New South Wales, Australia Apply New South Wales, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Yellow pigment sample Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Child's drawing Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Drawings Apply Drawings filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Roslyn Firth Apply Roslyn Firth filter
	Pedder pennies in a paper bag Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia Apply Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia filter
	Glass point Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Glass jar containing sand and pebbles from Lake Pedder Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia Apply Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia filter	Senator Bob Brown Apply Senator Bob Brown filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
	Length of chestnut coloured horse hair from the horse "Uncle... Nanette Ward collection Apply Nanette Ward collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Sand and pebbles from Lake Pedder 1972, with note Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia Apply Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia filter		1972 Apply 1972 filter
	Sample possum pelt James Wall collection Apply James Wall collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Umbango, New South Wales, Australia Apply Umbango, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny Apply Mr Denis Francois R. de Berigny filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
	Sample - Shell Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Pelt of a Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger), which was shot in the... Charles Selby Wilson collection Apply Charles Selby Wilson collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Pieman River, Tasmania, Australia Apply Pieman River, Tasmania, Australia filter	Charles S. Wilson Apply Charles S. Wilson filter	1930 Apply 1930 filter
	Red ochre Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Streets Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Streets Creek, Queensland, Australia filter
	Piece of hide L and T Hackney collection Apply L and T Hackney collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia Apply Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia filter	Mr Thomas P. Hackney Apply Mr Thomas P. Hackney filter	1900 Apply 1900 filter
	Neck ornanment Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 Apply Professor WEH Stanner collection no. 1 filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Length of bamboo with five sections Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
	Cowrie shell Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Cowrie shell Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Sample - Porcupine needle Sister Anna Duble collection Apply Sister Anna Duble collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Length of bamboo with four sections Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens 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
	Cowrie shell Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Pigment sample Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection Apply Maningrida Arts and Crafts 1993 collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Cowrie shell Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens 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
	Glass plate negative - Man holding a child, Victoria River, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1922 Apply 1922 filter
Image Unavailable	Petrified wood Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum collection Apply Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Tasmania, Australia Apply Tasmania, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... Apply Milikapiti (Snake Bay), Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Ter... filter	Kevin July, Kilipiautimi Apply Kevin July, Kilipiautimi filter
	Brown leather piece with stitching holes Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 Apply Sir Hubert Opperman collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Organic material Margaret Coen collection Apply Margaret Coen collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Margaret Coen Apply Margaret Coen filter
	Hollow stemmed reed Reverend FR Nitzschke collection Apply Reverend FR Nitzschke collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Length of bamboo with ten and a half sections Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Box and contents Springfield Merino Stud collection Apply Springfield Merino Stud collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Fur sample Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Three cylindrical granite drill core samples from Snowy Moun... Snowy Scheme - Snowy Hydro collection Apply Snowy Scheme - Snowy Hydro collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Red ochre Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Soil sample from a 'sod' turned by the Prime Minister John H... Acton Peninsula Alliance collection Apply Acton Peninsula Alliance collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Apply Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia filter	Hon John W. Howard Apply Hon John W. Howard filter	1998 Apply 1998 filter
Image Unavailable	Small clear plastic jar with a white 'LAKE PEDDER SAND' Bob Brown collection no. 1 Apply Bob Brown collection no. 1 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia Apply Lake Pedder, Tasmania, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	White ochre Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Streets Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Streets Creek, Queensland, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Length of bamboo with five sections Tandanya collection no. 3 Apply Tandanya collection no. 3 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Small bundle of thin strands of bark held together with thin... Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Red ochre Douglas Seaton collection Apply Douglas Seaton collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
Image Unavailable	Upper grinding stone [stone implement] JC Le Souef collection Apply JC Le Souef collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Can of body lead Strongman collection Apply Strongman collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter		GM Holden Ltd Apply GM Holden Ltd filter
	Sample of coal from New Acland mine New Hope Group collection Apply New Hope Group collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter
	Bone fishing hook Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	Fishing hooks Apply Fishing hooks filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter		1929 Apply 1929 filter
Image Unavailable	Prehnite Clement Victor Latz collection Apply Clement Victor Latz collection filter	Geological specimens Apply Geological specimens filter	Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Victoria River, Northern Territory, Australia filter
	Sand or dirt from suitcase used by archaeologist Professor D... D J Mulvaney collection Apply D J Mulvaney collection filter	Specimens Apply Specimens filter		Professor Derek J. Mulvaney Apply Professor Derek J. Mulvaney filter

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