Tayenebe
- Description
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Made by Auntie Eva Richardson. Basket making allows people to keep the knowledge and skills of their ancestors. Its helps people maintain an Aboriginal identity that was almost lost in the 19th century. This item was gifted to RAMM by Eva in exchange for the Truganini shell jewellery that was returned to Tasmania in 1997.
This basket was made using jackie vine or Cuscuta tasmania.
H.128 mm - Accession Loan No.
- 814/1997/2
- Collection Class
- Containers
- Common Name
- tayenebe
- Simple Name
- basket
- Full Name
- basket (tayenebe)
- Dimensions
- Whole height 128 mm; Whole length 170 mm; Whole width 123 mm
- Production Person Surname
- Richardson
- Production Person Initials
- Eva
- Production Year High
- 1997
- Production Town
- Hobart
- Production County
- Tasmania
- Production Country
- Australia
- Production Area Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Production Continent
- Oceania
- Family Group
- Material
- jackie vine (Cuscuta tasmania)
- Function Detail
- Basket-making predates European contact in Tasmania. This revived tradition encourages people to connect with their cultural heritage. Knowledge of ancestral skills helps people maintain an Aboriginal identity that was almost lost in the 19th century.
- Collection Continent
- Pacific
