Summary
This is probably a man's basket with the rim stitched with string using blanket stitch. The body is painted with distinctive white vertical stripes overpainted with large black spots.
Local Name
bathi mindirr
Physical Description
A twined conical basket made from pandanus and decorated with natural pigments. The body of the basket is decorated with red ochre and large dots. The rim is stitched with vegetable fibre string using a blanket stitch. The multistrand 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
330 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 120 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands