Summary
This is a man's basket and is decorated with parrot feathers. The string "arms" attached to the basket may be from a ceremonial object.
Local Name
bathi minydjalpi
Physical Description
A twined conical basket made from pandanus with a close weave. It has geometric shapes outlined with a single row of feathers on the front face of the basket, and two blocks are painted with red ochre. Three string appendanges wth white feather tufts attached to the ends with beeswax are attached to the body of the basket. String has been stitched around the entire rim using a blanket stitch.
More Information
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Object/Medium
Basket
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Maker
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
340 mm (Length), 120 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands