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A Hardwood Coolamon, Early 20th Century
Carved wood, 48.5 cm length
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Tutini
Natural earth pigments on carved ironwood, height: 123 cm
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A Shield, South West Queensland
Carved wood, traces of red and black natural earth pigments, length: 48 cm (right)
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A Shield and Club, Queensland
Carved wood, black and red pigments, lengths 58.5 cm
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Two Lime Spatulas, Admiralty Islands
Carved wood, lengths: 49.8 cm, 47.3 cm (2)
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Tiwi Ceremonial Figure
Natural earth pigments, resin and feathers on carved ironwood, height: 52 cm
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Tiwi Ceremonial Figure
Natural earth pigments on carved ironwood, height: 134 cm
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An Early and Exceptional Broad Shield, South East Australia
Carved hardwood, bent wood handle, traces of white pigment, length: 88.8 cm
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A Narrow Shield, South East Australia
Carved and engraved hardwood, traces of pigment, length: 89.9 cm
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An Early Shield, North Western Australia
Carved and engraved hardwood, length: 83 cm
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Three Spearthrowers, Western Australia
Carved and engraved wood, spinifex resin, vegetable matter and kangaroo sinew, lengths: 70 cm; 77 cm; 64 cm (3)
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A Shield and Club, Queensland
Carved and engraved wood, white and black natural earth pigments, lengths from 47 cm
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Three Fine Shields, Western Australia
Carved and engraved wood, natural earth pigments, lengths: 66.7 cm, 64.3 cm, 60.5 cm (3)
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Three Ceremonial Headdresses, Warlpiri People, Northern Territory
Bark, other plant fibres and vegetable matter, bush string, emu and other feathers, natural earth pigments and wool, heights: 86 cm, 43 cm, 53 cm (3)
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Four Early Clubs, South East Australia; Leangle, Lil Lil, Hand Club, Digging Stick
All carved hardwood, lengths: 71.7 cm, 61.2 cm, 72.4 cm
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A Parrying Shield and Lil Lil, New South Wales
Carved and engraved wood, traces of pigment, lengths: 73.7 cm, 67.5 cm (2)
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A Central Desert Shield and Carved Snake Carved Wood
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A Woven Hair Ceremonial Apron
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Two Decorated Central Desert Coolamons
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A Large Central Desert Coolamon Carved Wood
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Ceremonial Post with Bird Figure
Carved iron wood applied with natural earth pigments, 253 cm (height) x 15 cm (diameter)
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A Western Desert Bullroarer
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A Western Desert Shield
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A Central Desert Hooked Boomerang
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A 19th Century Darling River Parrying Shield
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Four Digging Sticks
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A Collection of Four 20th Century Artefacts
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A Central Desert Boomerang
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A Western Desert (Lagrange Bay) Spearthrower
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Four Central Desert Boomerangs
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A Pair of Ancestor Figures
Carved in ironwood, one figure cross legged, the other sitting, 38 cm; 40 cm height
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A Large Wooden Bowl
Carved wood, 91 cm length
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A Fine Ceremonial Paddle
Intricately incised overall, the leaf shaped blade, carved with chevron designs, the circular shaft similarly decorated, 92 cm length
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A Pair of Fijian Fighting Clubs
(i) A Gunstock Club, Kiakavo carved from hardwood, with slightly flared head with roughened panel,with long curved spur
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Small Hunting Charm Mask
Carved wood, 31.5 cm length
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Avian Ancestral Mask
Carved wood, 45.5 cm length
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Large Minja Figure
Natural earth pigments on carved wood, 180.5 cm height
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A Woven Prawn Trap
Lawyer cane and reed grass, 100 cm height
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Fish Trap
Woven fibres, 233 cm height
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A Tiwi Ceremonial Dance Wand
Natural earth pigments on carved ironwood, 90 cm height
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A Fine Early Coolamon (Pitchi)
Unusually large, of ovoid form with fluted designs to the interior and exterior, applied red ochre pigments throughout, inscribed verso: Holt. Collection cat. H1305, 67.5 cm length
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A Collection of Five Artefacts
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A Large Sword Club
Carved from hardwood of bi-convex section and elongated tapering form terminating in a bulbous handle, traces of circula, 108.5 cm length
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A Fighting Stick
Carved from hardwood, of circular section and elongated form tapering gently at both ends, the hand grip distinguised by, 105.5 cm length
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A Small Coolamon
Carved wood, 31.5 cm length
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A Miniature Canoe and Paddle
Natural earth pigments on carved softwood, 48 cm length
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An Early Wunda Shield
Carved in hardwood, of elongated ovoid form, the front engraved with broadly fluted zig-zag designs, infilled with alter, 61.5 cm length
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A Paddle Club
Of elegant tapering form, the paddle shaped head with a thin finely carved longitudinal ridge line on each side, 116 cm length
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An Early Pearl Shell Pendant
Riji and Jakoli, incised with traditional designs and pierced at the top for attachment, in-filled with natural earth pi, 16.5 cm height
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A Pearl Shell Pendant
Riji and Jakoli, incised with traditional water design, in-filled with natural earth pigments, pieced at the top for att, 22 cm height
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