Summary
This bicornual bag by Irene Nayinggul has been lace stiched with horizontal bands of dyed and undyed pandanus. The three strand braided pandanus handle is attached in the middle of the bag on opposite sides.
Irene Nayinggul's preferred technique is open coiling, which she uses to make pandanus handbags. This work visually links to the work of her daughter Katie.
Local Name
djerr kunngobarn
Physical Description
Handbag, coiled, with scallop stich in horizontal bands of dyed pandanus (purple, orange, yellow, pink) and undyed pandanus. The three strand braided pandanus handle is attached to the rim on opposite sides in the middle of the bag.
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Object/Medium
Bag
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
270 mm (Length), 60 mm (Width), 320 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life