Summary
This coiled canoe basket by Georgina Namarnyilk is made of horizontal bands and cross stiches of dyed pandanus. The basket displays wet season pinks and a handle with a plait between coils known as 'kabel karidji dja milebuyika'.
Georgina Namarnyilk often works with pink and orange hues in her coiled works. Some of her works combine different types of coiling.
Local Name
dedjkuyeng gubunj
Physical Description
Canoe basket, coiled, with horizontal bands and cross stich of dyed pandanus (pink, orange and green). 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.
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 Collected
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Fully Extended
400 mm (Length), 270 mm (Width), 270 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life