Description (Physical description)
Woven shallow cylindrical basket of natural and orange coloured plant fibre. The coloured fibres are woven to create a striped pattern. The basket has two handles at the rim.
Event Date 6/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton

Context (Acquisition Details)
Not listed on original Poignant bequest list. Arnhem Land suggested as provenance due to label attribution of Kunibidji language group


Event Date 6/4/2022
Author: Flo Sutton

Description (Labels & Markings)
Attached paper label [?in Ross Poignant's hand] notes Christine Bedeidei/ Kunibidji Language. From Maningrida/ coil woven pandanus basket/ $90'.
Event Date 30/8/2024
Author: Rachel Hand

Context (Amendments / updates)
The Ndjébbana language (also spelt Djeebbana and Ndjebanna and also known as Kunibidji (Gunavidji, Gunivugi, Gombudj), is a Burarran language spoken by the Gunavidji (Ndjebbana) people of North-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Event Date 30/8/2024
Author: Rachel Hand