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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
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	Galarama Apply Galarama 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
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
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
Split cane armband with feathers Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands 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
Two-ply fibre string armband tightly wound into a circlet an... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Armbands Apply Armbands filter	Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia Apply Aurukun, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia filter	Topsy Marbunt Apply Topsy Marbunt 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
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
Tula slug, 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
Cylindrical bark container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply 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
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	Walaginy Apply Walaginy filter	1977 Apply 1977 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
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
Shell pendant Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Pendants Apply Pendants 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
Pair of tapsticks tied together with a shoelace threaded thr... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clapsticks Apply Clapsticks filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, 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
Small carved wooden sculpture of a mammal 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
Club Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Jardial - fighting stick - Bentinck Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Bentinck Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Bentinck Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Boab nut incised with animals and tools Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Nut carvings Apply Nut carvings filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Small carved wooden dugong sculpture, carved in one piece, f... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings filter	Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia Apply Mornington Island, Queensland, Australia filter	Pat Reid Apply Pat Reid 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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Shell necklace Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter		Not provided Apply Not provided 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	Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Hession wall hanging from Ernabella - made by Yuminiya Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Wall hangings Apply Wall hangings filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Yuminiya Apply Yuminiya filter
Seed necklace Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Necklaces Apply Necklaces filter	Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia Apply Kimberley, Western Australia, 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	Wilfred Pootchemunka Apply Wilfred Pootchemunka filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Boomerang - Ernabella Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ernabella, South Australia, Australia Apply Ernabella, South Australia, Australia filter	Unknown Apply Unknown 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pearl shell pubic cover on hair string belt Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia Apply Bidyadanga (La Grange), Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply 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
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
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
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
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
Wooden container Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter
Round woven 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
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
Cylindrical basket Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Baskets Apply Baskets 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
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
Hooked 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	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1987 Apply 1987 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
Club - Croker Island Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Croker Island, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Croker Island, 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
Pearl shell pubic cover attached to hair string belt Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Apply filter	Apply filter	1987 Apply 1987 filter
Carved wooden sculpture in the form of a possum, incised and... Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Wood carvings Apply Wood carvings 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
String bag Enid Bowden collection Apply Enid Bowden collection filter	Bags Apply Bags filter