Ancient Wealth Containers from West Papua

Two old incised bamboo containers, Aitinyo area, Sorong…
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Two old incised bamboo containers, Aitinyo area, Sorong District West Papua, [2], These are owned and used by women to save important wealth items such as bird of paradiseFeathers & ancient woven Textiles. These textiles were traded from the Sultan of Tidore and Timorese traders, who regularly came to this part of the Island of New Guinea to buy bird of paradisefeathers. Provenance: field collected by Todd Barlin in Fategomi village in 1985. On left the owner was: Pauline Kambu on right: Antonia Antoh. 41 cm, 50 cm

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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