Basket
55-17-256
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-256 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi | Narrinyeri (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pandanus |
| Technique | Coiled |
| Description | Made in imitation of mainland basket techniques. Meville Islanders did not weave baskets of pandanus aboriginally. Coiled with loops at upper edge. Collected on Melville Island but Narrinyeri style (S. Australia). |
| Height | 45 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 32 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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