Item X 104954 dedjkuyeng gubunj or djabbilarna?? | Basket. Kunwinjku. Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

Summary

This oval shaped basket by Jill Nganjmirra has been coiled, with horizontal bands and open coil stich of dyed pandanus (pink, yellow, green) and undyed pandanus. The way the women work with the natural dyes in the Gunbalanya area is one of the distinguishing factors that separates their work from others in Arnhem land. There is one coiled and plaited handle, which is sometimes called kunberl or berl, and which comes from the influence of missionaries on weaving styles.

Jill Nganjmirra's main artistic practice is fibre but she is also a painter using Arches paper and bark. She was Assistant Curator of the exhibition Twined Together: Kunmadj Njalehnjaleken.

Local Name

dedjkuyeng gubunj or djabbilarna??

Physical Description

Oval shaped basket, coiled, with horizontal bands and open coil stich of dyed pandanus (pink, yellow, green) and undyed pandanus. The coiled and plaited pandanus handle is attached in the middle of the basket on opposite sides.