Pandanus Basket
Pandanus Basket
Making baskets from mangkurrkwa (pandanus leaves) is hard work, but it’s also a time for women to connect with Country—gathering bush tucker, hunting, and collecting dye roots with family. The pandanus is collected in the rainy season and only the soft, leaves from the pandanus centre are used, carefully pulled out with a handmade wooden hook.
The leaves are stripped and shredded into fine fibres using a needle. Once thin enough, they’re dried in the sun and dyed using natural colours from roots, shrubs, leaves, and seeds that are also collected.
Different techniques are used to make baskets, like twining (twisting fibres), coiling (stitching over a core), and looping (spinning and extending string).
The women don’t just make baskets, they use pandanus and bark from trees like the Peanut tree (mabalba) and Cocky apple (mukuwara) to make mats, dillybags, string bags, jewellery, and even traditional clothing. These weaving skills have been passed down through generations, keeping our culture strong and connected to Country.
Basket Dimensions - 11cm x 11cm
Shipping
On smaller items we offer $15 flat rate regular mail using Australia Post. Delivery times from Groote Eylandt to capital cities in Australia is approximately 10-14 days.
You can optionally request Express shipping for $20 flat rate. Express shipping is faster, usually 4-5 days to capital cities. Deliveries to regional towns or country addresses may take longer.
Postage on larger items is calculated depending on size, weight and destination. Our team works to ensure that all artworks are posted as soon as possible. Larger artworks will be barged to Darwin and freighted, meaning delivery times can be up to four weeks.
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