Summary
An open coiled bucket basket, with horizontal bands of dyed and undyed pandanus. The string handle is attached on opposite sides. Parts of the basket, such as its flat base and handles, were encouraged by missionaries to make them more sellable to European households.
Local Name
badjkid
Physical Description
Bucket basket, open coiled, with horizontal bands of dyed pandanus (brown, orange, white) and undyed pandanus. The string handle is attached on opposite sides of the basket.
Significance
Robyn often works in partnership with her co-wife, Garnbaladj Nabegeyo. Some of their collaborative pieces are feathered string bags, they also make similar open coiled baskets.
More Information
-
Object/Medium
Basket
-
Maker
-
Cultural Groups
-
Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
-
Date Produced
-
Collector
-
Date Collected
-
Fully Extended
260 mm (Length), 260 mm (Width), 260 mm (Height)
-
Keywords
-
Collection Names
-
Type of item
-
Discipline
-
Category
-
Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life