Description
Traditionally, bicornual baskets were made by Kuku Yalanji women using lawyer cane and twine made from bark. The younger women usually collected the materials, while the older more experienced women made the baskets, teaching the younger ones while they did so. Once completed, the basket was carried by sitting the strap or rope around the forehead, and the body of the basket sat on their back. My grandmothers, mother and aunties used these baskets to collect, gather and leach poisons from nuts and seeds – a very versatile vessel…
