Material Correlates
The Dani make and use a large number of items such as weapons, tools, shelters and watch towers, clothes, and other miscellaneous items. The Dani do not have ceramic technology, which is indicative that not all farming societies develop ceramics. The Dani do have access to clay, as they wear it around the eyes for ritualistic purposes, but have never used this clay for ceramic purposes as far as we can tell. Most of the Dani items are made of wood and stone, however modern trade routes have given them access to metal axes and machetes. (Heider 57)
Weapons
The Dani use bows and arrows. The arrow tips are normally barbed, but never poisoned. These were crafted out of wood, reeds and possibly vines, the heads are wooden …show more content…
Also, shown in Dead Birds (1963) are shelters constructed just off the battlefield where warriors may go to celebrate, or escape the rain. These appear to be constructed entirely out of wood. The Dani also build tall structures to serve as watchtowers, where they may sit and wait to spot an enemy raid. …show more content…
The women wear short grass skirts and the men wear gourds over their penises, held on by fibers tied around their waists. Bones are occasionally worn by men, pierced through their noses. Also, a variety of wooden headbands, hats, and hair nets are worn by the Dani. It appears that clothes are an unnecessary adornment for the Dani. (Film)
Other items
Not all objects that the Dani make and use can be arranged into easily defined categories. The Dani make feather wands, for use in magic and rituals, as well as simple wind instruments. One boy was shown making an interpretation of the full moon out of vines. (Film) Dani culture is by no standards simplistic and they make and use so many items that it would be nearly impossible to catalog all of them. This report highlights just a small portion of Dani materials, and fails to encompass a large number of material correlates, which may be important to the Dani. (Film)
Archaeological Correlates
The inorganic material culture of the Dani should survive very well. There is simply stone tools, which survive well almost anywhere, and a few traded metal tools, such as steel blades. (TEXTBOOK
The Dani make and use a large number of items such as weapons, tools, shelters and watch towers, clothes, and other miscellaneous items. The Dani do not have ceramic technology, which is indicative that not all farming societies develop ceramics. The Dani do have access to clay, as they wear it around the eyes for ritualistic purposes, but have never used this clay for ceramic purposes as far as we can tell. Most of the Dani items are made of wood and stone, however modern trade routes have given them access to metal axes and machetes. (Heider 57)
Weapons
The Dani use bows and arrows. The arrow tips are normally barbed, but never poisoned. These were crafted out of wood, reeds and possibly vines, the heads are wooden …show more content…
Also, shown in Dead Birds (1963) are shelters constructed just off the battlefield where warriors may go to celebrate, or escape the rain. These appear to be constructed entirely out of wood. The Dani also build tall structures to serve as watchtowers, where they may sit and wait to spot an enemy raid. …show more content…
The women wear short grass skirts and the men wear gourds over their penises, held on by fibers tied around their waists. Bones are occasionally worn by men, pierced through their noses. Also, a variety of wooden headbands, hats, and hair nets are worn by the Dani. It appears that clothes are an unnecessary adornment for the Dani. (Film)
Other items
Not all objects that the Dani make and use can be arranged into easily defined categories. The Dani make feather wands, for use in magic and rituals, as well as simple wind instruments. One boy was shown making an interpretation of the full moon out of vines. (Film) Dani culture is by no standards simplistic and they make and use so many items that it would be nearly impossible to catalog all of them. This report highlights just a small portion of Dani materials, and fails to encompass a large number of material correlates, which may be important to the Dani. (Film)
Archaeological Correlates
The inorganic material culture of the Dani should survive very well. There is simply stone tools, which survive well almost anywhere, and a few traded metal tools, such as steel blades. (TEXTBOOK