Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0545-0002 | |
| Category | Basketry; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine, Tiwi Tribe | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northern Territory | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Bathurst Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1976 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Eucalyptus bark; Bamboo; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Large basket made from single hour glass-shaped sheet of eucalyptus bark folded in half along bottom and lashed together along sides with bamboo strips; Vertical sides rise to circular rim, half of which is coil-wrapped with bamboo strips in herringbone pattern; Exterior is painted all over with red ochre and over-painted with black diamond lattice pattern; Diamond shapes within lattice pattern are alternately stippled in white or yellow pigments. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.5, Max Diam = 36.6, Length = 66.0 | |