Summary
This is probably a man's basket with the rim stitched with string using blanket stitch. The body is painted with a distinctive diamond pattern indicating it belonged to a Yirritja clan.
Local Name
bathi mindirr
Physical Description
A twined conical basket made from pandanus with a close weave and decorated with natural pigments. The body of the basket is decorated with diamond patterning. The rim is stitched with vegetable fibre string using a blanket stitch. The multi-strand vegetable fibre string handle is attached to the rim at the back of the basket.
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
380 mm (Length), 180 mm (Width), 120 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands