Korowai Tree Bark Fibre Bag Ainop guardianlions and mythical creatures

and mythical creatures

Excellent early Byzantine cast bronze oil-lamp filler or cosmetic mortar

Accession number: 1994

which spans present-day southwestern Colombia and northern Ecuador

Korowai Tree Bark Fibre Bag Ainop guardianlions and mythical creaturesKorowai People, Mid 20th Century, Southeastern Papua, Indonesia A striking and generously sized hand knotted tree bark fibre bag (ainopalso known regionally as noken or bilum) adorned with horizontal bands of natural pigment. Crafted entirely by hand from carefully processed bark fibre, this bag exemplifies the exceptional skill and cultural significance embedded in Korowai textile traditions. Such net bags served as indispensable multipurpose