Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Papuan peoples
Lands
The Papua region of Indonesia, the western half of the island of New Guinea
Countries Indonesia
Facts 2
Culture
The noken, a bag that communities in Papua knot or weave by hand from wood fibre or leaves, was inscribed on a UNESCO list for urgent safeguarding in 2012.
As of 2012 Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
Men and women in Papua use the noken to carry garden produce, and it may also be worn at festivities or given as a peace offering.
Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Noken multifunctional knotted or woven bag, handcraft of the people of Papua (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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