Item X 10297 Ornament, neck. Warumungu. Tennant Creek, Desert North, Northern Territory, Australia. 1900

Summary

This necklace is typical of the type of ornament made and worn by women in the arid regions of Australia. These and other similar ornaments were made for both ceremonial and decorative purposes.

Physical Description

A necklace made of eight cords of vegetable fibre string encased in red ochre. A pendant of kangaroo incisors embedded in resin is attached to one of the ties made of human hair string.