dilly bag

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dilly bag

Austral a small bag, esp one made of plaited grass, etc, often used for carrying food. Sometimes shortened to: dilly

[from native Australian dilly small bag or basket]

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In the course of an enraged, drunken feud with his brothers, Bangana had deliberately destroyed a sacred clan dilly bag. This sacrilege earned him several months' exile in Darwin, and even after his negotiated return to the community, his position was uneasy.

Shimmering Screens: Making media in an Aboriginal community

Farrelly writes from Australia and some of the references need a moment's reflection: watch out for 'Paddington' and 'King's Cross', which are not what the British reader might expect, not to mention 'dilly bags' and such like.