Summary
This saucepan basket by Colleen Robinson has been coiled with horizontal bands of dyed pandanus. It has been made using different wet season dyes, in vibrant hues of pink and brown. Colour is very important to the artists at Injalak and all materials used to produce the colours are derived from natural sources in the artists own environment.
Colleen Robinson produces close coiled open basket forms.
Local Name
badjkid
Physical Description
Saucepan basket, coiled, with horizontal bands of dyed pandanus (purple, brown and pink). It has two short rigid coiled handles that emerge from the last two coil bundles at the rim on opposite sides.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Basket
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
290 mm (Length), 250 mm (Width), 160 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life