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Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Krar (mask)
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century

Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming-Sand-Hill Country (after Hailstorm), Kathleen Petyarre Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming-Sand-Hill Country (after Hailstorm)
Kathleen Petyarre
2000

Spruce gum box, ER. PQ — Spruce gum box, ER. PQ
between 1870 and 1899

Rainforest shield, Aboriginal artist, Wood, natural pigment, Northeastern Queensland — Rainforest shield
Aboriginal artist
mid–late 19th century

Mask (Le Op), Turtle shell, hair, fiber, pigment, Torres Strait Island people — Mask (Le Op)
Torres Strait Island people
mid- to late 19th century

Parrying Shield, Aboriginal artist, Wood, Lower Murray River region — Parrying Shield
Aboriginal artist
19th century

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell) with belt, Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, human hair, ocher, Western Kimberley — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell) with belt
Aboriginal artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Parrying Shield, Aboriginal artist, Wood, Lower Murray River region — Parrying Shield
Aboriginal artist
19th century

Mask (Mawa), Wood, paint, shells, cloth, wool, fiber, Torres Strait Islander — Mask (Mawa)
Torres Strait Islander
mid-19th–early 20th century

Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell), Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, ocher, Western Kimberley — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell)
Aboriginal artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Basket (Jawun), Fiber, paint, Northern Queensland people — Basket (Jawun)
Northern Queensland people
late 19th–early 20th century

Untitled (HBOAIAZ), Daniel Boyd Australian, Oil, charcoal and archival glue on canvas — Untitled (HBOAIAZ)
Daniel Boyd
2023

Bark Painting, Bark, paint, Anindilyakwa — Bark Painting
Anindilyakwa
1940s–1950s

Yidaki (didjeridu), Noŋgirrŋa Marawili (aboriginal artist) Australian, Wood, metal, Australian — Yidaki (didjeridu)
Noŋgirrŋa Marawili
20th century

Baratjala, Noŋgirrŋa Marawili Australian, Natural pigments and recycled printer toner on eucalyptus bark (E. tetrodonta), Madarrpa — Baratjala
Noŋgirrŋa Marawili
2022

Necklace, shell, pigment, hemp, Australian — Necklace
Australian
20th century

Marrapinti, Doreen Reid Nakamarra Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Marrapinti
Doreen Reid Nakamarra
2008

Karntakurlangu Jukurrpa, Dorothy Napangardi Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Karntakurlangu Jukurrpa
Dorothy Napangardi
2002

Sandhills in Atnangkere Country, Kathleen Petyarre Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Sandhills in Atnangkere Country
Kathleen Petyarre
1999

Bush Hen Dreaming - Bush Leaves, Abie Loy Kemarre Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Bush Hen Dreaming - Bush Leaves
Abie Loy Kemarre
2003

Jimbala, Lena Nyadbi Australian (Aboriginal), Ochre on canvas — Jimbala
Lena Nyadbi
2003

Buyku, Gunybi Ganambarr Australian (Yolŋu, Ŋaymil clan), Ochre on incised laminate board — Buyku
Gunybi Ganambarr
2011

Martuwarra (The Artist's Mother's Country), Ena Gimme Nungurrayi Australian (Aboriginal), Acrylic on canvas — Martuwarra (The Artist's Mother's Country)
Ena Gimme Nungurrayi
1990

Bark Painting, Bark, paint, Western Arnhem Land — Bark Painting
Western Arnhem Land
1940s

Club, Wood, Southeast Australia — Club
Southeast Australia
mid-19th–early 20th century

Boomerang, Wood, pigment, Probably western Queensland — Boomerang
Probably western Queensland
late 19th–early 20th century

Dance Club, Wood, paint, cassowary feathers, Torres Strait Islander — Dance Club
Torres Strait Islander
late 19th–early 20th century

Bark Painting, Bark, paint, Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)(?) — Bark Painting
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)(?)
mid-20th century

Carrying Tray, Wood, paint, Wardaman — Carrying Tray
Wardaman
early to mid-20th century

Carrying Tray, Wood, paint, Wardaman — Carrying Tray
Wardaman
early to mid-20th century

Shield (Wunda), Wood, paint, Western Australia — Shield (Wunda)
Western Australia
late 19th–early 20th century

Spear Thrower, Wood, spinifex resin, sinew, ocher, Western Desert — Spear Thrower
Western Desert
mid-19th–early 20th century

Bark Painting, Bark, paint, Western Arnhem Land — Bark Painting
Western Arnhem Land
early to mid-20th century

Mourning Spear, Wood, paint, Tiwi — Mourning Spear
Tiwi
early to mid-20th century

Parrying Shield, Wood, pigment, Lower Murray River region — Parrying Shield
Lower Murray River region
19th century

Parrying Shield, Wood, Lower Murray River region — Parrying Shield
Lower Murray River region
19th century

Club, Wood, Lower Murray River region — Club
Lower Murray River region
mid-19th–early 20th century

Boomerang, Wood, New South Wales or Central Queensland — Boomerang
New South Wales or Central Queensland
late 19th–early 20th century

Boomerang, Wood, ocher, Wardaman — Boomerang
Wardaman
late 19th–early 20th century

Rock Painting, Stone, paint, Arnhem Land — Rock Painting
Arnhem Land
early to mid-20th century