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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Two Cypraeidae Cypraea Quadrimaculata shells (uncommon)

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Stone hatchet head, bifacially flaked, edge ground, pigmente...
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Shield, North Western Australia, late 1920s
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Pearl shell pubic cover
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Professor Adolphus P. Elkin
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1927
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Adze

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Pearl shell pubic cover attached to hair string belt
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Pubic cover
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Weapon - Boomerang
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Tonnidae Tonna Allium

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Adze

This object is one of large collection the Museum acquired from Patricia Heath in 1982. She had had the collection for m...
Volutidae Amoria Macandrewi

The Lady Helen Blackburn collection features more than five hundred seashells from Australian beaches, reefs and islands...
Kimberley point
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1985
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Kimberley point
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1985
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Shield
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1964
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Head ornament
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1993
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Boomerang
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Glass plate negative - Rock engraving of human form, Port He...

Reproduced by Basedow in "The Australian Aboriginal", FW Preece and Sons, Adelaide, 1925, plate XL/1. Caption reads: 'R...
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Pearl shell pubic cover
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1934
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Dhari headdress made by John Ketchell at Broome WA
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Broome, Western Australia, Australia
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Spear
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1934
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North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
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Image	Title and collection	What	Where	Who	When
	Kimberley point Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
	Two Cypraeidae Cypraea Quadrimaculata shells (uncommon) Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter	1969 Apply 1969 filter
	Stone hatchet head, bifacially flaked, edge ground, pigmente... Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Hatchets Apply Hatchets filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Shield, North Western Australia, late 1920s University of Sydney collection Apply University of Sydney collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1957 Apply 1957 filter
	Pearl shell pubic cover Professor Adolphus Elkin collection Apply Professor Adolphus Elkin collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Professor Adolphus P. Elkin Apply Professor Adolphus P. Elkin filter	1927 Apply 1927 filter
	Adze Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Pearl shell pubic cover attached to hair string belt Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
	Pubic cover Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1950 Apply 1950 filter
	Weapon - Boomerang Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
	Tonnidae Tonna Allium Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
	Adze Patricia Heath collection Apply Patricia Heath collection filter	Adzes Apply Adzes filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1982 Apply 1982 filter
	Volutidae Amoria Macandrewi Lady Helen Blackburn collection Apply Lady Helen Blackburn collection filter	Shells Apply Shells filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Lady Helen Blackburn Apply Lady Helen Blackburn filter
	Kimberley point Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
	Kimberley point Australian Institute of Anatomy collection Apply Australian Institute of Anatomy collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1985 Apply 1985 filter
	Shield Dr Robert Wishart collection Apply Dr Robert Wishart collection filter	Shields Apply Shields filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1964 Apply 1964 filter
	Head ornament Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Head ornaments Apply Head ornaments filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
	Weapon - Spearhead Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spearheads Apply Spearheads filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Boomerang Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection Apply Professor Henry and Luise Krips collection filter	Boomerangs Apply Boomerangs filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1993 Apply 1993 filter
	Glass plate negative - Rock engraving of human form, Port He... Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Glass plate negatives Apply Glass plate negatives filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Dr Herbert Basedow Apply Dr Herbert Basedow filter	1916 Apply 1916 filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Pearl shell pubic cover Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Personal adornments Apply Personal adornments filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Apply filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
	Dhari headdress made by John Ketchell at Broome WA John Ketchell collection no. 1 Apply John Ketchell collection no. 1 filter	Headdresses Apply Headdresses filter	Broome, Western Australia, Australia Apply Broome, Western Australia, Australia filter	John Ketchell Apply John Ketchell filter	2001 Apply 2001 filter
	Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter	Not provided Apply Not provided filter	1934 Apply 1934 filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter
Image Unavailable	Weapon - Spear Dr Herbert Basedow collection Apply Dr Herbert Basedow collection filter	Spears Apply Spears filter	North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia Apply North Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia filter

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