Summary
This unhandled bucket basket has been coiled and employs horizontal bands of strong colour. 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. As all materials used to produce colours are derived from natural sources, seasonal variation of plant growth affects the availability of dyes. Coiling is the preferred technique of the artist of this basket.
Local Name
badjkid
Physical Description
Basket, coiled, with horizontal bands and interchanged colours in dyed pandanus (yellow, white and brown) and undyed pandanus. The basket has no handles.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Basket
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Maker
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Cultural Groups
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Produced
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Collector
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Date Collected
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Fully Extended
250 mm (Length), 250 mm (Width), 220 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life