Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]
Long description: Neck ornament consisting of translucent red seed beads and coixseeds. The beads and seeds have been threaded onto a synthetic string. The red beads have been interspersed with rows of four coixseeds in alternate white and brown. [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 Bead, Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Coix Seed Plant, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions: Length: max 850 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2012.36.6
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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