- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Neck ornament. [FB 25/04/2012]
- Long description
- Neck ornament consisting of coixseeds threaded onto a length of synthetic yarn. The coixseeds are arranged in alternate sets of brown and white coixseeds. [FB 25/04/2012]
- Geographical reference
- West Papua Central Highlands Baliem Valley Ndani
- Cultural groups
- Ndani
- Date
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 2012
- Materials and processes
- Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Coix Seed Plant, Process Perforated, Process Tied
- Dimensions
- Length: max 795 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2012.36.8
- 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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