- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Water carrier. [FB 25/04/2012]
- Long description
- Water carrier. The water carrier is made from a round gourd. The gourd has been decorated with lengths of plant fibre dyed yellow that have been glued to the gourd in linear patterns. The gourd has also been decorated with four circles of twisted plant fibre some brown in colour and some red in colour. The bottom of the gourd has been covered with twisted plant fibre. The top of the gourd has a round opening and a braided plant fibre loop handle with each end secured through two perforations on either side of the opening. [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 Plant, Material Gourd Plant, Material Pigment, Process Perforated, Process Dyed, Process Twisted, Process Glued
- Dimensions
- Diameter: max 70 mm approx, Height: max 105 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2012.36.11
- 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: Vessel, Food and Drink, Carrying Device, Food Accessory