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Title

Mol mindirr (black conical basket)

2020

Artist

Helen Ganalmirriwuy

Australia

09 Nov 1955 –

Language group: Ḻiyagawumirr Garrawurra, Arnhem region

Alternate image of Mol mindirr (black conical basket) by Helen Ganalmirriwuy
Alternate image of Mol mindirr (black conical basket) by Helen Ganalmirriwuy

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Milingimbi → Central Arnhem Land → Northern Territory → Australia
    Date
    2020
    Media category
    Weaving
    Materials used
    natural dyes on pandanus
    Dimensions
    29.5 x 14.0 x 14.0 cm
    Credit
    Purchased with funds provided by the Aboriginal art Collection Benefactors 2021
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    72.2021
    Copyright
    © Helen Ganalmirriwuy/Copyright Agency

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  • About

    Helen Ganalmirriwuy is a senior artist working through Milingimbi Art and Culture. She is most well known for her weavings but also creates paintings that draw on her Liyagawumirr inheritance. In Mol mindirr (black conical basket) 2020 Ganalmirriwuy uses the secret recipe developed by her sister Margaret Rarru to dye her pandanus jet black before weaving it into an elegant conical form. The result is striking, particularly when considering most woven forms generally employ rustic oranges, yellows and reds.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Milingimbi

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