Summary

A coiled basket with horizontal bands in yellow, brown and grey dyed pandanus intersected by four vertical bands of dyed pandanus (yellow and white). The coiled swivel handle is attached on opposite sides of the basket.

Local Name

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Physical Description

Basket, coiled, with horizontal bands in dyed pandanus (yellow, brown and grey) intersected by four vertical bands of dyed pandanus (yellow and white). The coiled swivel handle is attached on opposite sides of the basket.

Significance

Stephanie Nadjamerrek makes consistently small, tightly coiled baskets. Her trademark style of work often employs chopping colour with alternating two stiches of different colours. Her work is represented at the National Gallery of Australia.

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