CATALOG
of Authentic Indonesian Primitive and Ethnic Art
Noken
"Noken (woven net bag)"
From the Dani tribe of Irian Jaya (West New Guinea),Indonesia.
Sometimes called a "Su-ebe". Made from woven inner tree bark strings, white,
yellow and red orchid fibres. Women carry these net bags on their head
and hung down their back side to hide their private parts and also
believed to keep bad spirits away. Nokens are used every day to carry a baby, piglet, potatoes, vegetables.
Sometimes they will carry as many as 3-4 "nokens" on their head and drapped
over their shoulders to keep the baby and themselves warm.
Bag dimension: 24 inches X 34 inches.
