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Catalog Number CAS 0545-0004   CAS 0545-0004; Dilly bag
Category Basketry
Object Name Dilly bag
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northern Territory
County
Other Geographic Data Reserve: Arnhem Land; Maningrida
Maker's Name Mulka Mulka
Date of Manufacture ca. 1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus fiber; Native cordage
Description Cylindrical bag with rounded bottom and vertical sides; Woven entirely in open, 2-strand twining with several rows of close-spaced twining just below midlevel height; Warp fibers are clipped at rim; Final 3 rows of twining are reinforced with continuous running stitch of native cordage looped along rim; Bundle of 4 to 6 cordage fibers are tied on interior of basket at two places to form carrying strap.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.2, Max Diam = 11.0