Summary
This coiled basket is made with solid bands of dyed and undyed pandanus, and its top is wider than its bottom. It has two coiled pandanus handles which are attached on opposite sides. Rose Nababbob is known for combining many types of patterns in her baskets and this mixture is referred to as mammiledilhdilhmiken.
Local Name
badjkid djeyawurd dangwarlah
Physical Description
Basket, coiled, with solid bands of dyed pandanus (orange, purple) and undyed pandanus with long lengths of two stitch. It has two long rigid coiled handles that emerge from the last coil bundle at the rim on opposite sides.
Significance
The work of Rose Nabobbob is characterised by a combination of different coiling techniques in the same piece. She often produces very large pieces and was accepted into the 2003 Telstra Art awards.
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
420 mm (Length), 420 mm (Width), 550 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life