arm ornament
Objectcode
EA/99/28
Description (brief)
Bracelet made from tighty braided brown and yellow fibre thread (tree bark and orchid). The yellow fibre is from the stem of an orchid. Three brown coloured rectangles are weaved in. Acquired in 1970-1972. These bracelets were/are common in the Central Mountainrange.
Origin(s)
Baliem
Dimensions (W x Ø)
3,0 x 9,0 cm
Production technique
plaitwork
Thesaurus terms
Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» fibre
» orchid fibre
Materials thesaurus
» organic
» vegetal
» bark
» bark fibre
» bark fibre cord
Geographic
Geographical term
» Papua
» Division Hollandia
» Explorationressort Eastern Highlands
» Baliem
Object category
OVM Category
» clothing and personal adornment
» Jewelry
» arm, wrist and finger jewelry