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A Fine and Early Basket North Western Arnhem Land

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A Fine and Early Basket North Western Arnhem Land

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Description

A Fine and Early Basket

Kakadu Region, Alligator River, Northern Territory (late nineteenth century)

woven fibre and natural earth pigments

48.3 cm high

PROVENANCE

The Holt Collection, Sydney

Private Collection, Sydney

For related examples see; Susan Davies, Collected: 150 Years of Aboriginal Art and Artifacts at the Macleay Museum, The University of Sydney, Sydney, 2002, p.47, pl.19 and; Carol Cooper, et al, Aboriginal Australia, Australian Gallery Director's Council, Sydney, 1981, p.177, N299-N301, (illus.), both indicating that the present basket would date to the late nineteenth century and have origins at Kakadu.

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A Fine and Early Basket North Western Arnhem Land

Name: A Fine and Early Basket North Western Arnhem Land
SKU: 38783195
Price: 18000 AUD
Availability: InStock

Estimate A$18,000 - A$25,000

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Starting Price A$9,000

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