Summary

This conical basket by Margaret Djogiba has been twined, in a traditional technique used pre missionary times in Gunbalanya. Baskets such as these served many different purposes and often their form was determined by their function, such as for honey collection.

Margaret is one of the foremost fibre artists in western Arnhem Land and her signature style is the creation of the earliest known classic forms of twined conical baskets made from pandanus. She is also well-known for her twined mats that, like the conical baskets, incorporates an element of three-stranded twining. Margaret was one of the few artists to participate in the Twined Together workshops held at Museums Victoria and was commissioned to produce work for the touring exhibition, Re-Coil.

Local Name

bulbbe kunngobarn

Physical Description

Conical basket, twined, with horizontal alternate bands of dyed pandanus (pink, orange). It has a multistrand handle of vegetable fibre string attached onto one side of the basket.

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