Item X 37659 bathi mindirr | Basket. Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1930

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.