Item X 37655 bathi | Basket. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1930

Summary

This is a plain conical basket probably used to hold personal belongings.

Local Name

bathi

Physical Description

A twined conical basket made from pandanus with a close weave. It is undecorated. Remnants of the multistrand vegetable fibre string handle are attached to the rim at the back of the basket using six stitches.