Item X 101152 Ornament, neck. Burarra. Maningrida, Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. 2003

Summary

A single strand necklace with a pendant made of seeds and shells threaded on nylon.

Physical Description

A single strand necklace with a pendant made of seeds and shells threaded on nylon. The upper part of the necklace has a repeated pattern of a single brown elliptical seed followed by a single white (tusk) shell; and the lower strand is repeated pattern of a single brown seed followed by two necklace shells (yellow and white) and a single tusk shell. The butterfly shaped pendant is formed using three seeds followed by single tusk shell.