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2012.36.7

Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]

2012.36.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]
Long description
Neck ornament consisting of coixseeds threaded onto a length of cotton yarn. The coixseeds are arranged in alternate sets of brown and white coixseeds. [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 Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Coix Seed Plant, Process Perforated, Process Tied
Dimensions
Length: max 343 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2012.36.7
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]

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament

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