Item X 37657 bathi | Basket. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1930

Summary

This is probably a man's basket with double rows of red cloth stitched around the body.

Local Name

bathi

Physical Description

A twined conical basket made from pandanus with close weave and decorated with natural pigments. Horizontal bands are defined with strips of red cotton cloth stitched around the body of the basket. A multistrand vegetable fibre string handle is attached to the rim at the back of the basket.