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EA/20/1 - 
belly ornament
EA/20/1 - 
belly ornament
EA/20/1 - 
belly ornament
EA/20/1 - 
belly ornament

belly ornament

Objectcode
EA/20/1
Description (brief)
Belt made of narrow strips. Meant to be worn on the belly.
Dating
1958
Dimensions (W x Ø)
5,0 x 80,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » stem » palm stem » rattan
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua
Object category
OVM Category » clothing and personal adornment » Jewelry » neck, chest and back jewelry
EA/14/8 - 
skirt

skirt

Objectcode
EA/14/8
Description (brief)
Skirt, made from tree bark fibre. The band worn about the hips is decorated with repeating motives. Attached to the band are four bundles of woven grass cords. The grass cords are decorated with two tufts of grass.
Origin(s)
Southern New Guinea
Dimensions (L x W)
50,0 x 57,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » leaf » grass
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » bark » bark fibre » bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » South Coast
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division South New-Guinea
Object category
OVM Category » clothing and personal adornment » clothing » clothing from the hip
EA/8/7 - 
shield

shield

Objectcode
EA/8/7
Description (brief)
Shield decorated with typical Asmat carving. The raised outline of the figures is coloured black. The figures themselves are coloured red and the rest of the shield is coloured, probably with chalk. The back of the shield is undecorated with grip and shield carved from one piece of wood (tree root).
Origin(s)
Asmat
Dimensions (L x W)
142,0 x 35,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » inorganic » mineral » clay
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » wood
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » South West Coast » Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division South New-Guinea » Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category » wapens, strijd en oorlog » verdedigingsmiddelen en bescherming
OVM Category » religie en ritueel » representaties van het bovenaardse
OVM Category » art » dance, dance regalia and accessories
OVM Category » art » visual arts » sculpture
EA/8/6 - 
drum 
EA/8/6 - 
drum
EA/8/6 - 
drum 
EA/8/6 - 
drum
EA/8/6 - 
drum 
EA/8/6 - 
drum
EA/8/6 - 
drum 
EA/8/6 - 
drum
EA/8/6 - 
drum 
EA/8/6 - 
drum
EA/8/6 - 
drum 
EA/8/6 - 
drum

drum

Objectcode
EA/8/6
Description (brief)
Hourglass shaped drum or tifa. The drum has a handle and is carved from light wood. The body of the tifa has been decorated with geometric carved patterns, coloured white (carved parts) and black. The drum skin is missing. The original mounting of the skin a broad ring of bast fibre cord is still present.
Dimensions (L x W)
37,0 x 14,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » wood
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » bark » bark fibre » bark fibre cord
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua
Object category
OVM Category » art » music » membranophones
EA/8/4 - 
hook

hook

Objectcode
EA/8/4
Description (brief)
Hook made of wood with cut out decoration. Used to hang food and other wares.
Origin(s)
South New-Guinea
Dimensions (L x W x H)
31,0 x 12,0 x 3,0 cm
Production technique
carving

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » wood
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » Noordkust » Sentani
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division Hollandia » Subdivision Hollandia » Sentani
Object category
OVM Category » vestiging » huisraad » opbergen
EA/8/3 - 
case

case

Objectcode
EA/8/3
Description (brief)
Bamboo case with a cover, made to keep tobacco or chalk in. Case and cover are entirely decorated with geometrical designs.
Origin(s)
probably Geelvink Bay (Serui or Biak)
Dimensions (L x Ø)
36,0 x 6,0 cm
Production technique
bamboo, black paint

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » stem » cane » bamboo
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » Geelvinkbaai
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division Geelvinkbaai
Object category
OVM Category » voeding, drank, genotmiddelen » conservering en opslag
EA/8/2 - 
dagger

dagger

Objectcode
EA/8/2
Description (brief)
Bone dagger with a geometrical carved design. At the top of the handle tree bark is plaited around the knob of the bone. Attached to the knitting are strands with shells and tufts of casuaris feathers. Purchased 1950-1962.
Origin(s)
Probably southern New Guinea
Dimensions (L)
34,0 cm
Production technique
The handle is covered with plaiting of treebark, painted with white chalk probably burned from shells. Feathers and shells are used as decoration.

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » animal » bone » bone » cassowary bone
Materials thesaurus » organic » animal » feather
Materials thesaurus » organic » animal » shell
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » bark
Materials thesaurus » inorganic » stone » limestone » chalk
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » South West Coast » Asmat
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division South New-Guinea » Subdivision Asmat
Object category
OVM Category » wapens, strijd en oorlog » handwapens en accessoires
EA/8/1 - 
adze

adze

Objectcode
EA/8/1
Description (brief)
Adze (knee axe) with smooth wooden stem with a black stone blade. The stem is made of a piece of trunk with sidebranch. At the end of the stem a cut-away has been made for the blade. This is fastened with the help of a wedge and bound with split rattan.
Dimensions (L x W)
50,0 x 37,0 cm
Production technique
polished black stone axe head, rattan plaiting is used to attach head and handle.

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » inorganic » stone
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » stem » palm stem » rattan
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » wood
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » Central Highlands » Centrale Highlands » Baliem Valley » Dani
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division Hollandia » Explorationressort Eastern Highlands » Baliem
Object category
OVM Category » Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry » bosbouw
OVM Category » nijverheid, handel en dienstverlening » materiaalbewerking
EA/7/15 - 
bow

bow

Objectcode
EA/7/15
Description (brief)
bow made of wood and rattan. Purchased in 1962.
Origin(s)
probably Arfak, Bird's Head
Dimensions (L)
105,0 cm

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » wood
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » stem » palm stem » rattan
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua » Bird's Head » Vogelkop oost » Arfak Mountains » Moiree
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua » Division West New Guinea » Subdivision Manokwari » Arfak
Object category
OVM Category » hunting, fishing, gathering food » hunting » Hunting with weapons (including accessories)
EA/7/13 - 
bracelet

bracelet

Objectcode
EA/7/13
Description (brief)
Bracelet plaited from tree bark. Different patterns are plaited from yellow, black, brown, blue, three different shades of red. Probably used by men. Purchased in 1962
Dimensions (W x Ø)
4,0 x 6,0 cm
Production technique
plait work

Thesaurus terms

Materials thesaurus
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » bark
Materials thesaurus » organic » vegetal » fibre
Cultural
Cultural origin » Papua
Geographic
Geographical term » Papua
Object category
OVM Category » clothing and personal adornment » Jewelry » arm, wrist and finger jewelry