Bundle

About this object

History of use

Pertaining to Adalu Ribu ritual group with the bundles held by men. Stones symbolize the ancestors of ritual observances at Adalu Ribu, a massive, collective ritual observance. Stones believed to have power due to exotic, unseen character.

Cultural context

ritual

Physical description

A bundle wrapped in bark (part a), bound with roots (part b) and containing two stones (parts c-d). The bundle is roughly rectangular.