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Coiled fibre artwork

 

The show has a wide range of baskets from conventional to quirky, two and three dimensional, innovative sculptures, including a smaller version of the Grass Toyota that won the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art award in 2005.



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Star Mat

Margaret Djogiba, 2006

A mat made from concentric circles. Each circle is made from two coil lengths joined together. Connecting each of the circles is a single coil length, undulating around the circumferences of the circles. In the centre of the piece is a densely woven circle forming a small mat. The entire piece is coloured in mustard yellow, purple-red and pale wheat.

Courtesy Injalak Arts & Crafts. Photo: Peter Eve, Monsoon Studio.

Pandanus (Pandanus spiralis), natural dyes.


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