Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]
Long description: Neck ornament. The ornament consists of six carved pieces of bone each approximately 80 mm long. The pieces of bone have been carved with stylised human faces. The bone pieces have been perforated with a round hole at the top through which a length of twisted synthetic fibre has been passed and each end has been knotted together to form a necklace. Each bone pendant is separated with a cylindrical bead made from bone. [FB 25/04/2012]
Geographical reference: Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia; West Papua Central Highlands Baliem Valley Ndani
Cultural groups: Ndani
Person: Field collector Sarah Tavner; PRM source Sarah Tavner
Date
Acquisition information: Donated: 2012
Materials and processes: Material Synthetic, Material Wood Plant, Process Twisted, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Knotted
Dimensions: Length: max 362 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2012.36.1
Research and responses: The Dani people (also spelt Ndani) are one of the most populous tribes in the highlands of West Papua. The Dani are one of the most well-known ethnic groups due to the small numbers of tourists who visit the the Baliem Valley area where they predominate. [FB 27/04/2012]
See Robert Gardner 1965 film 'Dead Birds' & Gardner, Robert. (1968). Gardens of War: Life and Death in the New Guinea Stone Age. New York: Random House. [FB 27/04/2012]

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