Dani Tree-Bark Fibre Net Bag (Noken) ceremonialvessel or silvery specks adding a

or silvery specks adding a natural aesthetic

Lobi Statuary and the Statuary of Related Peoples

The surface is adorned with slightly curving horizontal stripes

is a beautiful example of the Bura Asinda-Sikka culture of West Africa

Dani Tree-Bark Fibre Net Bag (Noken) ceremonialvessel or silvery specks adding aDani People, EarlyMid 20th Century, Baliem Valley, Irian Jaya (Papua), Indonesia A gorgeous and impressively crafted noken (also known as bilum), loosely knitted from hand processed tree bark fibre and decorated with horizontal bands in natural colourslikely including yellow orchid fibre. Designed with a long strap for carrying across the forehead, the bag would hang down the users back to transport plantation produce, firewood, river catch, or