Summary
The airy quality of this dyed pandanus basket is created by connecting wrapped coils with knots spaced along the rows. The colours used come from a wet season palette and the intensity of the colours is determined by the amount of dyestuff and the amount of raw material placed in the dye bath.
Local Name
badjkid djerrh
Physical Description
Basket, coiled and knotted, with solid bands of lace stitch in dyed pandanus (purple, green, white and orange) and undyed pandanus. It has a rigid handle consisting of single coils emerging from the last coil bundle on each side the rim. These two coil bundles have then been stitched together using plaiting to form a single handle.
Significance
The work of Mary Naborlhborlh often involves open coiled baskets which feature handles plaited in the centre, such as this.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Basket
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
450 mm (Length), 350 mm (Width), 140 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life