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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Firestick and sheath Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
Glass plate negative - Grave with painted grave posts, Bathu... 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	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Wooden container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Digging stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Firestick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Glass plate negative - Fort Hill, Darwin Northern Territory,... 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	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Two-ply fibre string looped to form long narrow bag Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter
Bark canoe with pointed bow and stern oversewn with bark str... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Canoes Apply Canoes filter		Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Film negative - Mustering yards, Oenpelli, Northern Territor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... Apply Gunbalanya (Oenpelli), Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Aus... filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Cooper Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Cylindrical wooden digging stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter
Glass plate negative - Two men throwing spears 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
Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia Apply Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1905 Apply 1905 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Message stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Hatchet Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia Apply Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1925 Apply 1925 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Stone knife Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter
Glass plate negative - Luritja man demonstrating method of a... 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	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Southern central, Australia Apply Southern central, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Clapstick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	North-western Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply North-western Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Glass plate negative - Fish-tail bark and dug-out canoes, Me... 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	1911 Apply 1911 filter
Glass plate negative - Balami and his wife Indamun, Western ... 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	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Glass plate negative - Houses, Killalpaninna, South Australi... 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	1919 Apply 1919 filter
Glass plate negative - Expedition camp, central Australia, p... 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	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Film negative - Indigenous man shepherding goats and sheep, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Film negative - Home of Bullion Mine, near Barrow Creek, Nor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1924 Apply 1924 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Australia Apply Australia filter
Pigmented, cylindrical bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia Apply Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Toy throwing stick - witwit Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Copy negative - Dr Herbert Basedow on South Australian Gover... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Negatives Apply Negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Alfred Treloar Apply Alfred Treloar filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, Australia Apply Roebuck Bay, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Seeds strung together in single strand with nylon fishing li... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter
Film negative - Heavy scientific instruments are carried ove... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Mount McCulloch, Petermann Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Mount McCulloch, Petermann Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Crescent shaped stone scraper Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Base of firestick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
Timber and stone head pick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Picks Apply Picks filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Stone knife Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter
Bark container Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter
Glass plate negative - Sinkhole in limestone rock, Nullarbor... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Nullarbor Plain, Australia Apply Nullarbor Plain, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Film negative - Smithy at Mt. Davies camp, Tomkinson Ranges,... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Australia Apply Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Glass plate negative - Jim, the Chinese gardener, Durham Dow... 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	1919 Apply 1919 filter