Dilly Bag-Small
SKU: 61501 in stock
Description Traditional Djabugay weaving style by senior artist Coralie Wason. Dilly bags were used during food preparation to leach toxins from foods, along with other practical uses. This weave is called a ‘tight’ weave indicating the lack of space between weaver materials.
Style Tight weave
Material Lomandra
Dimensions BH (Basket Height) 10 cm
BW (Basket Width) 5 cm
HH (Handle Height) 40cm
1 in stock
Meet the Artist
Sourcing inspiration from her Djabugay roots to create traditional and contemporary artworks.
Coralie is a source of inspiration and guidance for the next generation of artists. Her creative practice includes painted works on canvas and artefacts, basket weaving, quilting, jewellery making, and fashion design.
Coralie has exhibited her works at CIAF, Baileys Crystalbrook Collection and through Tafes travelling exhibition.
Coralie’s current work includes an amazing collection of jewellery inspired by the Kuranda rainforest and of course many new dilly bag creations.
Coralie comes to us from the KOCA (Keeping our culture alive) program where our creative participants learn basket weaving and contemporary creative practices.
