Summary
Circular mat, coiled, made by Louise Nganjmirra with close bands of dyed pandanus (purple, orange, green, yellow) and undyed pandanus. During mission times mats were made flat, not conical, in order to render them more saleable in the south. Early mats were twined with plain pandanus but later in the 1950's when colour appeared in baskets it would have also been introduced to the mats.
Louise Nganjmirra lives at Kudjekbinj, an outstation, and produces coiled baskets that contain highly geometric patterning, including step and diamond designs.
Local Name
Marebu
Physical Description
Circular mat, coiled, made with close bands of dyed pandanus (purple, orange, green, yellow) and undyed pandanus.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Mat
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Locality
Gunbalanya, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Fully Extended
1500 mm (Length), 1500 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life