Funerary Basket
55-17-251
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-251 |
| 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 stringy bark sewn with pandanus; painted red and yellow cross lines red, yellow, white and black stripes horizontally 2/3 way down. Placed on top of grave posts to mark the end of the Pukumani funerary rites. |
| Length | 75.5 cm |
| Width | 46 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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