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Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Kimberley point Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	Western Australia, Australia Apply Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Toy ball made from burnt (open-hearth baked) gypsum Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Toys Apply Toys filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Kimberley point Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Utilised flake [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Adze, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Victoria Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Ground edge hatchet head [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Edge-ground artefacts Apply Edge-ground artefacts filter	Kallakoopah Creek, Simpson Desert, South Australia, Australia Apply Kallakoopah Creek, Simpson Desert, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Wooden container, Wangkangurru people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia, Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Utilised flake [stone implement] Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Stone artefacts Apply Stone artefacts filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Club from lower Murray River area, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia Apply Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Hollow decorated cylindrical wooden lure with truncated ends... Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Hunting and gathering tools Apply Hunting and gathering tools filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Semi-circular wooden container Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia Apply Lachlan River, New South Wales, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Parrying Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Adze Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia Apply Lake Condah, Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Shell pendant Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Pendants Apply Pendants filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Pigmented hollow cylindrical wooden lure Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Hunting and gathering tools Apply Hunting and gathering tools filter	Northern Territory, Australia Apply Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Wooden container, Arrernte people Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Containers Apply Containers filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Apply filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Nosebone Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia Apply Lake Eyre, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Glass spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Shield Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Mungeranie, South Australia Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Stone knife Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter	Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia Apply Mungeranie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club, Cairns, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Cairns, Queensland, Australia Apply Cairns, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Stone knife Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Knives Apply Knives filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang, Port Mackay area, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia Apply Port Mackay, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Message stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Message sticks Apply Message sticks filter		Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Digging stick Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Digging sticks Apply Digging sticks filter	Cowarie, South Australia, Australia Apply Cowarie, South Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearthrower Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearthrowers Apply Spearthrowers filter	Victoria, Australia Apply Victoria, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Spearhead Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter		Miss Helen Bowie Apply Miss Helen Bowie filter
Boomerang, Ripple Creek, Queensland Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia Apply Ripple Creek, Queensland, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter
Club Horne-Bowie collection Apply Horne-Bowie collection filter	Clubs Apply Clubs filter	Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia Apply Central Australia, Northern Territory, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1926 Apply 1926 filter