Object name: Basketry mat / Collection place: Northeast Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Northern Territory - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Basketry mat, accession number 11-2099, described as Conical basketry mat. Conical mat, used by both men and women to shelter head from the mosquito’s biting during the night. Infants were placed beneath. Local name is nagonara. Mythic association with Wawalak cycle.