diff --git a/cwObject.cpp b/cwObject.cpp
index 7037904..e53fa32 100644
--- a/cwObject.cpp
+++ b/cwObject.cpp
@@ -670,6 +670,11 @@ cw::object_t* cw::newObject( char* v, object_t* parent)
 cw::object_t* cw::newObject( const char* v, object_t* parent)
 { return _objCreateValueNode<const char*>( parent, v ); }
 
+cw::object_t* cw::newObjectDict( object_t* parent )
+{ return _objAllocate( kDictTId, parent); }
+    
+cw::object_t* cw::newObjectList( object_t* parent )
+{ return _objAllocate( kListTId, parent ); }
 
 cw::object_t* cw::newPairObject( const char* label, std::uint8_t v, object_t* parent)
 { return _objCreatePairNode<uint8_t>( parent, label, v ); }
diff --git a/cwObject.h b/cwObject.h
index aae4af8..9393289 100644
--- a/cwObject.h
+++ b/cwObject.h
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ namespace cw
   object_t* newObject( double        v, object_t* parent=nullptr);      
   object_t* newObject( char*         v, object_t* parent=nullptr);
   object_t* newObject( const char*   v, object_t* parent=nullptr);
+  object_t* newObjectDict( object_t* parent=nullptr );
+  object_t* newObjectList( object_t* parent=nullptr );
 
   // Return a pointer to the value node.
   object_t* newPairObject( const char* label, std::uint8_t  v, object_t* parent=nullptr);