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.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Basket
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Maker
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Locality
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Date Collected
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Full length
340 mm (Length), 85 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Type of item
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands