Summary
This twined dry season basket by Clara Nganjmirra has been made using undyed and dyed pandanus. Its conical shape is one that predates missionary times, and its form is one that was often determined by function.
Clara Nganjmirra makes conical twined baskets in open twining, such as this.
Local Name
bulbbe
Physical Description
Conical basket, twined, with horizontal bands of dyed (brown, yellow, orange) and undyed pandanus. The plaited pandanus handle is attached on opposite sides.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Basket
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Maker
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
220 mm (Length), 170 mm (Width), 510 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life