Summary
This is a woman's basket used to carry food or personal belongings. The fibres are dyed unlike the older historic baskets painted with natural pigments.
Local Name
bathi mindirr
Physical Description
A twined conical basket made from dyed pandanus with close weave. The horizontal stripes are creating by the use of contrasting dyed fibres. 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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Cultural Groups
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Locality
Milingimbi, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
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Date Produced
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Date Collected
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Object Measurements
255 mm (Length), 230 mm (Width), 170 mm (Height)
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Collecting Areas
Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands, Australian Indigenous Identity and Contemporary Life