Pirti (winnowing dish) - made by Janet Nyumitji Forbes, 2015
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- Type
- Bowls, Sculptures
- Date
- June 2015
- Place
- Blackstone (Papulankutja Aboriginal community), Western Australia, Australia; Kuru Ala, Western Australia, Australia
- Materials
- Feather, Grass, Plant material - non specific, Raffia, String, Wool
- Collection
- Tjanpi 'Flying Seven Sisters' collection
- Accession number
- 2015.0045.0013
Description
A concave container made of grass, feathers and bushes wound and stitched together with string, wool and raffia. The wool around the edges is primarily brown with bits of black.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 4:58:26 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2026-03-02. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.