Yolngu
Netted Bag
Yolngu, 1967-1970
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Yolngu
Netted Bag
Yolngu, 1967-1970
Physical Qualities
Fiber, pigment, 18 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (47.6 x 22 cm.) not including handle
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Money, Baltimore
Object Number
2000.326
Woven, netted bag painted with red and yellow vertical stripes; handle of eight thin fibers attached to the top.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 2000; Dr John Money
Inscribed: Paper tag attached to handle: 'Aboriginal Craft/ From the Methodist Mission/ Elcho Island/ Amhem Land'. Hand-written on reverse side of tag: '3.00' in top left corner; hand-written below that: 'This traditional Dilly Bag was/ made by Aboriginal Women living/ in the midst of Amhem Land./ To make the string they had to chew the bark of trees then twist/ the fibres into string. Then began the/ laborious task of plaiting the bag.'
