Funerary Basket
55-17-252
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-252 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark | Plant Fiber | Pigment |
| Description | Bark bag or basket. Made from stringly bark sewn with pandanus; Like 55-17-251, but with assymetrical design of circles. Placed on top of grave posts to mark the end of the Pukumani funerary rites. |
| Length | 70 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
| Other Number | 23-29 (uncertain) - Other Number |
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