Item X 101147 Bathi | Basket. Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Local Name

Bathi

Physical Description

A twined conical basket made from pandanus painted with natural pigments. Horizontal rows of cloth and feathered string have been stitched into the body of the basket. A multistrand handle of vegetable fibre string is attached to the rim that is overstitched with vegetable fibre string.