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Message stick
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Timber and stone head pick
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Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Weapon - Spearthrower
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Weapon - Spearhead - glass
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Film negative - The expedition camp, Oodnadatta, South Austr...

Reproduced by Basedow in 'Journal of the Government North-West Expedition', "Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Socie...
Film negative - Men at Aparanya, South Australia, photograph...
Film negatives
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1903
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Opparinna Creek, South Australia, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Rock engravings, Deception Creek east...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1905
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Deception Creek, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Two men throwing spears
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1922
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Australia
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Pigmented, cylindrical bark container
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1985
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Port George IV, Western Australia, Australia
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Spearthrower
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1934
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Alberga River, South Australia, Australia
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Lantern slide - Herbert Basedow, plains east of Lyndhurst, S...
Lantern slides
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Unknown
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1907
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Lyndhurst, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Glass plate negative - Nell Basedow hanging out washing, exp...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1919
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Australia
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1934
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South Australia, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Woman decorated with pipe-clay markin...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1923
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Australia
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Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Shell used as a palette
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Film negative - Aboriginal children bathing, Sunday Island, ...

Reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Australia', "Proceedings of the Roy...
Toy throwing stick - witwit
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Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia
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1925
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Macdonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
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Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite)

Erlikilyika was a Lower Southern Arrernte man born in c1865 in the area where the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station was...
Weapon - Spearthrower
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Film negative - Bert Oliffe (left) and Frank Feast doing the...

Donald Mackay in the foreground.
Glass plate negative - Munjinna Bill, who accompanied the ex...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1920
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Yalata, South Australia, Australia
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Stone blade
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Firestick
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Glass plate negative - The Narlarla outcrop, Napier Range, W...

Reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Australia', "Proceedings of the Roy...
Weapon - Club - wooden
Clubs
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Film negative - River scene, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1928
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Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Paintbrush
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Women carrying wood supply. Alice Spr...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1923
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Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Child carrying boomerang, tidal mud f...

Companion photograph to image reproduced by Basedow in 'Narrative of an Expedition of Exploration in North-Western Austr...
Club
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1920
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Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Glass plate negative - Buffalo cart, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pho...

Reproduced by Basedow in the "Chronicle" (Adelaide) (26 May 1932). Caption reads: 'Native buffalo cart in Colombo.'...
Club
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1934
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Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Weapon - Spear
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Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Glass plate negative - Week old baby sleeping in a wooden co...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1919
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Australia
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Film negative - entrance to a limestone cave on the Nullabor...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1920
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Australia
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Weapon - Spearthrower
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Glass plate negative - Sandstorm approaching from beyond Lak...
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Dr Herbert Basedow
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1919
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Australia
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Weapon - Boomerang
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South Australia, Australia
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Weapon - Club - wooden
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Model war canoe
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Weapon - Spearthrower
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Glass plate negative - A widow, Yandruwandha people, Innamin...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XXVI/2. Caption reads: ...
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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Message stick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Timber and stone head pick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Picks Apply Picks filter
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Spearhead - glass Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter
Film negative - The expedition camp, Oodnadatta, South Austr... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia Apply Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 filter
Film negative - Men at Aparanya, South Australia, photograph... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Opparinna Creek, South Australia, Australia Apply Opparinna Creek, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1903 Apply 1903 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
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
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
Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Alberga River, South Australia, Australia Apply Alberga River, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Lantern slide - Herbert Basedow, plains east of Lyndhurst, S... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Lantern slides Apply Lantern slides filter	Lyndhurst, South Australia, Australia Apply Lyndhurst, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown filter	1907 Apply 1907 filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Glass plate negative - Nell Basedow hanging out washing, exp... 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
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Glass plate negative - Woman decorated with pipe-clay markin... 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
Wooden container made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Shell used as a palette Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Palettes Apply Palettes filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Film negative - Aboriginal children bathing, Sunday Island, ... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia Apply Sunday Island, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 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
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
Boomerang made by Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Charlotte Waters, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) Apply Erlikilyika (Jim Kite) filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Film negative - Bert Oliffe (left) and Frank Feast doing the... 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	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass plate negative - Munjinna Bill, who accompanied the ex... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Yalata, South Australia, Australia Apply Yalata, South Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Stone blade Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter
Firestick Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Firesticks Apply Firesticks filter
Glass plate negative - The Narlarla outcrop, Napier Range, W... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Napier Range, Western Australia, Australia Apply Napier Range, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Film negative - River scene, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Film negatives Apply Film negatives filter	Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1928 Apply 1928 filter
Paintbrush Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Paintbrushes Apply Paintbrushes filter	Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Bathurst Island, Tiwi Islands, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter
Glass plate negative - Women carrying wood supply. Alice Spr... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1923 Apply 1923 filter
Glass plate negative - Child carrying boomerang, tidal mud f... 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
Club Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Kopperamanna, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1920 Apply 1920 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter
Glass plate negative - Buffalo cart, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pho... 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	1931 Apply 1931 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 - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter
Glass plate negative - Week old baby sleeping in a wooden co... 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
Film negative - entrance to a limestone cave on the Nullabor... 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	1920 Apply 1920 filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Glass plate negative - Sandstorm approaching from beyond Lak... 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
Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	South Australia, Australia Apply South Australia, Australia filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Weapon - Club - wooden Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter
Model war canoe Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Models Apply Models filter
Weapon - Spearthrower Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter
Glass plate negative - A widow, Yandruwandha people, Innamin... 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
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