Head Net (Noken)

Object/Artifact

Tracing Patterns Foundation

Name/Title

Head Net (Noken)

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.8

Description

A small head net constructed using simple looping (knotless netting) from hand-spun bark fibers. The fibers are dyed with red ocher and other natural pigments. One of the sides is embellished with decorative wrapping using yellow, red, and white orchid stems. This side is worn outward-facing.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Source or Donor

Fleur Hampton

Credit Line

Gift of Fleur Hampton

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Maker

Date made

circa 1980 - circa 1990

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Province

Highland Papua

Region

Papua

Country

Indonesia

Culture/Tribe

Hubula

Material

Bark Fiber

Provenance

Notes

Hampton Archive. Acquired by Dr. O.W. Hampton in the 1990s from the Baliem Valley; donated by Fleur Hampton to Tracing Patterns Foundation (TPF) in 2020.