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Hollow Log
Ochres on wood, 79 cm high
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A shield
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved beanwood, 69 cm long
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A shield
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved beanwood, 81 cm long
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A shield
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved beanwood, 62 cm long
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An early lil lil club
Carved hardwood, 70.5 cm long
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A pineapple-headed club and a boomerang club
Carved and engraved hardwood, lengths: 70.5 cm and 83 cm
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A boomerang
Carved and engraved hardwood, 66 cm long
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Two boomerangs
Carved and engraved hardwood, one inscribed with Holt Collection cat. '155H', 80 cm and 73.5 cm long
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A large hooked boomerang
Carved hardwood, 76 cm long
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An early spearthrower distressed collection
Carved and engraved hardwood, wooden peg, resin, kangaroo sinew, 59.5 cm long
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A fine and early parrying shield
Traces of pigment, carved and engraved hardwood, length: 77 cm
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A coolamon
Natural earth pigments on carved beanwood, 66 cm long
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A coolamon
Natural earth pigments on carved beanwood, 67.5 cm long
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A fine and early shield
Carved and engraved hardwood, 94 cm long
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Lorrkon (hollow log coffin)
Natural earth pigments on hollow log, 92 cm high
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Painted Beanwood Shield, c.1960
Carved Beanwood with natural earth pigments, 70 x 23 x 6 cm (irregular)
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Early Shield with Fire Tool Markings, c.1900
Carved Beanwood with natural earth pigments, 69 x 18 x 4 cm (irregular)
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Wunda Shield, c.1900
Carved hardwood and natural earth pigments, 76 x 18 x 5 cm (irregular)
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[No title given]
Bark painting on Eucalyptus bark, Yirrkala c1975, 108 x 62 cm
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Aboriginal Hollow Log, Maningrida, Arnhem Land
Carved wood with painted decoration of boab nuts, height 61 cm high
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Mimih Spirit, Maningrida, Arnhem Land
Carved wood & pigment, 125 cm high
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Turtle, C.1964
Natural earth pigments on carved wood, length 44 cm
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[No Title Given]
Painting on bark, 35 x 21 cm
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Lightning Man
Painting on bark North Queensland, circa 1980, 33 x 25 cm
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A Shield, Southern Queensland, circa 1900
Carved hardwood with natural earth pigments, 55 x 16.5 cm
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A coolamon, circa 1900
Carved and fluted hardwood, 55.4 x 23.8 cm
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A Narrow Shield, South East Australia, 19th Century
Carved and engraved hardwood, 86 cm long
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A Parrying Shield, South East Australia, 19th Century
Carved and engraved hardwood, traces of white pigment, 87 cm long
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A Fighting Club, Victoria, circa 1850
Carved and engraved hardwood, 69.2 cm long
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A Club, Gippsland, Victoria, circa 1850
Carved hardwood, 67.6 cm long
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A Sting Ray Totem, circa 1960
Natural earth pigments on carved hardwood, 111.5 cm long
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Mokoy Figure, circa 1960
Natural earth pigments on carved wood, 123.8 cm long
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Beeswax figure, North East Arnhem Land, circa 1940s
Beeswax, natural earth pigments, 23.5 cm long
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A Bi-Cornual Basket or Jawun, North East Queensland
Woven lawyer cane, 27.9 x 21.6 cm
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A Rainforest Shield, North East Queensland
Carved fig-wood, natural earth pigments, native binding fluids, 105.4 x 32.4 cm
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A Sword Club, North East Queensland, circa Late 19th Century
Carved hardwood and resin, 123.5 cm long
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A Large Wunda Shield, Pilbara Region, Western Australia, 19th Century
Carved and engraved softwood, red and white natural earth pigments, 95.9 x 14.6 cm
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A Fine and Rare Spear Thrower, Port Essington, Northern Territory
Carved hardwood, bush string, animal sinew, earth pigments, and resin, 120 cm long
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A Rare Boomerang, Great Sandy Desert, Western Australia
Carved hardwood, 65.1 cm long
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A Shield, Southwest Queensland, circa 19th Century
Carved and engraved wood with natural earth pigments., 45 x 12.7 cm
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A Shield, Southern Queensland, circa 1900
Carved hardwood with natural earth pigments, 58.4 x 18.4 cm
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A parrying shield, South East Australia, 19th century
Carved and engraved wood, length: 90 cm
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An unusual shield, La Grange Bay, Northwestern Australia, early 20th century
Natural earth pigments, carved and engraved wood, length: 68.5 cm
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A wunda shield, Western Australia
Natural earth pigments, carved and engraved wood, length: 68.5 cm
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Untitled
Natural earth pigments on wood, height: 76.5 cm
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A ceremonial club, Tiwi Islands
Natural earth pigments on hardwood, length: 113.5 cm
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A shield
Natural earth pigments and pokerwork on wood, length: 67 cm
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A wunda shield, Western Australia
Natural earth pigments on carved and engraved wood, length: 80 cm
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A wunda shield, Western Australia
Natural earth pigments on wood, length: 81 cm
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A collection of dilly bags (Burlupurr), Maningrida, Arnhem Land
Pandanus spiralis and natural dyes 9 cm to 13 cm approx.,
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