{"product_id":"cecille-baker-burlupurr-324-25","title":"Cecille Baker | Burlupurr 324-25","description":"\u003cp\u003eBurlupurr, or dilly bag, is usually a large woven collecting basket. These large bags are often made from the vine ‘Malasia scandens’, a strong pliable plant which grows along the floor and into the canopy of monsoon vine thickets. The bags are used to collect any kind of large numbers of heavy foods such as fish caught in conical fish traps or large collections of yams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey can also be made from Pandanus spiralis, a plant which grows in many areas of Arnhem Land. These dilly bags are a tightly woven collecting basket, very finely made. These dilly bags are often used to collect sugarbag, the native honey. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommon colours used to dye pandanus used for weaving\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eburlupurr\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003einclude:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– \u003cem\u003ebarra gu-jirra: \u003c\/em\u003ethe soft, white and fleshy end of the pandanus leaf imparts green to the fibre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e–  \u003cem\u003emun-gumurduk\/ gala \u003c\/em\u003e(Pogonolobus reticulatus):\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ea bright yellow root that is crushed and put in a billycan with the fibre and boiled. It creates yellow when boiled once and deep orange hues when boiled multiple times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– \u003cem\u003engalpur \u003c\/em\u003e(Haemodorum brevicaule): a bright red root which yields a range of purply red to brown colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– \u003cem\u003eBaluk: \u003c\/em\u003eashes of certain plants are added to the boiling billycan with the fibre and dye plants to alter the colour that is imparted to the fibre. The fruiting body of \u003cem\u003egulpiny (\u003c\/em\u003eBanksia denanta) is burnt and the ashes added to other day plants to make the colour pink. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as being of practical use, dilly bags are also of religious significance to Arnhem Land people. Dilly bags are said to be totemic objects and associated with particular sites in the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText courtesy of Maningrida Arts \u0026amp; Culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brunswick Street Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51150694711594,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/0374\/2506\/files\/324-25_Cecille_Baker.jpg?v=1770964616","url":"https:\/\/brunswickstreetgallery.com.au\/products\/cecille-baker-burlupurr-324-25","provider":"Brunswick Street Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}