Basket
About this object
History of use
Identified as a purse by basket makers from Mount Currie
Cultural context
basketry; storage
Physical description
Oval coiled slat basket (part a) with a lid (part b). Basket (part a) has two hide carrying straps. Geometric beading of double outward pointing arrows, creating a diamond shape, decorates the body of the basket using red and black cherry bark and grass. Lid (part b), which also has beaded designs, has a lip which fits tightly into the basket.
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