Catalog Number |
CAS 0545-0001 | |
Category | Basketry | |
Object Name | Basket | |
Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
Global Region | Australia | |
Country | Australia | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Reserve: Arnhem Land; Maningrida | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Cabbage palm; Bamboo | |
Description | Irregularly shaped carrying basket with flat base and vertical, flaring sides; Made from single cabbage palm leaf whose ends are folded up and overlapped, then lashed with thin bamboo strips; Spine of palm leaf extends naturally from rim at one end of basket and is folded over and attached at opposite rim to form carrying handle. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.5, Width = 24.5, Length = 24.7 |