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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Four lengths of two-ply string with tufts of feathers at int...
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Yellow synthetic twine
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Bundled skein of two-ply, possibly plant, fibre string

Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia
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Ball of hand-spun bark fibre from the baobob tree
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Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
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String sample made of river reed by Eva Richardson
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Length of plaited magimagi string
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Mr Victor Carell
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Ball of light coloured two-ply string made from human hair
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Plaited strands of fibrous material
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Mr Victor Carell
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String sample of white flag iris with coastal saltbush berry...
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Plaited twine made of plant fibre
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Edmund Milne (1861-1917) was born in England and emigrated to Queensland with his parents 19 months later. He had had pe...
Plaited twine made from plant fibres
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Bundle of string, made from fibre, bound and knotted
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Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Skein of two ply fibre string that is pigmented
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Hank of plant fibre string made from the fibre of Psoralea p...
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Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia
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Length of string used to tie around dance cards
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Bundle of string, made from the fibre of a banyan vine, boun...
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Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Mr Victor Carell
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String sample made from river reed, by Leonie Dickson
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Ms Leonie Dickson
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Bundle of string, made from human hair, bound and knotted
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Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Hair string on bark
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
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Derby, Western Australia, Australia
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Spun human hair
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ball of two-ply wombat fur string, mounted in a wooden box f...
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Long length of string, wound with coloured and white feathers and joined at the end with adhesive
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Twirled string with interspersed bird feathers
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Ball of two-ply human hair and plant string, pigmented red, ...
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Ball of two-ply human hair string, mounted in a wooden box f...
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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	String sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	String Apply String filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Four lengths of two-ply string with tufts of feathers at int... The Australian Scene collection no. 4 Apply The Australian Scene collection no. 4 filter	String Apply String filter
	Yellow synthetic twine Marion Flanigan collection Apply Marion Flanigan collection filter	String Apply String filter
	String Sample Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Bundled skein of two-ply, possibly plant, fibre string Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	String Apply String filter
	String sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	String Apply String filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	String sample Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 Apply Dr Helen M Wurm collection no. 1 filter	String Apply String filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not known Apply Not known filter	1960 Apply 1960 filter
	Ball of hand-spun bark fibre from the baobob tree Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	String Apply String filter	Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Mowanjum, West Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter		1973 Apply 1973 filter
	String sample made of river reed by Eva Richardson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	String Apply String filter		Mrs Eva Richardson Apply Mrs Eva Richardson filter
	Length of plaited magimagi string Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	String Apply String filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1972 Apply 1972 filter
	Ball of light coloured two-ply string made from human hair Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Human hair string sample Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Plaited strands of fibrous material Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	String Apply String filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
	String sample of white flag iris with coastal saltbush berry... Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	String Apply String filter		Ms Vicki Matson-Green Apply Ms Vicki Matson-Green filter
	Plaited twine made of plant fibre Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	String Apply String filter
	Sample - fibre string Edmund Milne collection Apply Edmund Milne collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Plaited twine made from plant fibres Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 Apply Aboriginal Arts Board collection no. 2 filter	String Apply String filter
	Bundle of string, made from fibre, bound and knotted JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Skein of two ply fibre string that is pigmented Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Hank of plant fibre string made from the fibre of Psoralea p... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	String Apply String filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
	Length of string used to tie around dance cards Springfield - Faithfull Family collection Apply Springfield - Faithfull Family collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Bundle of string, made from the fibre of a banyan vine, boun... JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Plaited strands of fibrous material Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 Apply Beth Dean Carell collection no. 4 filter	String Apply String filter	Fiji Apply Fiji filter	Mr Victor Carell Apply Mr Victor Carell filter	1984 Apply 1984 filter
	String Sample Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	String Apply String filter
	String sample made from river reed, by Leonie Dickson Tayenebe collection Apply Tayenebe collection filter	String Apply String filter		Ms Leonie Dickson Apply Ms Leonie Dickson filter
	Hair string sample Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Bundle of string, made from human hair, bound and knotted JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Bundle of string made from a reed fibre, bound and knotted JW Lindo collection Apply JW Lindo collection filter	String Apply String filter	Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Kaparlgoo, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1935 Apply 1935 filter
	Hair string on bark Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	String Apply String filter	Derby, Western Australia, Australia Apply Derby, Western Australia, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Spun human hair Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art (ATSIAA) collecti... filter	String Apply String filter	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Apply Sydney, New South Wales, Australia filter	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Apply Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission filter
	Ball of two-ply wombat fur string, mounted in a wooden box f... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	String Apply String filter
Image Unavailable	Hair string sample Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	String Apply String filter
Image Unavailable	Long length of string, wound with coloured and white feather... Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection Apply Aboriginal Art Gallery 26/09/1973 collection filter	String Apply String filter
Image Unavailable	Hair string sample Ron Bell collection Apply Ron Bell collection filter	String Apply String filter
Image Unavailable	String sample Stan Mitchell collection Apply Stan Mitchell collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Twirled string with interspersed bird feathers Bruce Wright collection Apply Bruce Wright collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Ball of two-ply human hair and plant string, pigmented red, ... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	String Apply String filter
	Ball of two-ply human hair string, mounted in a wooden box f... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	String Apply String filter

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