Round form covered stoneware box
which elegantly terminates just below the rim on the inside and near the lower body
The appliqué decoration adds to its visual and tactile appeal
The small bottle features a piriform (pear-shaped) body
by Sangbata (the earth deity associated with smallpox)
Dani Tree Bark Fibre Net Bag (Noken) kangxi Round form covered stoneware boxDani People, c. 19001950 AD, Baliem Valley, Irian Jaya, Papua, Indonesia Absolutely beautiful, handwoven net bag (noken or bilum) crafted from natural tree bark fibre, featuring a loosely knotted structure with long strap and horizontal decorative bands in natural huesthe yellow likely derived from orchid fibre. Traditionally worn across the forehead, allowing the bag to hang against the wearers back, noken served multiple utilitarian purposes: