Item X 10515 Ornament, neck. McArthur River, Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia. 1900

Physical Description

A multistrand necklace made of six lengths of cord coated in resin or a single length folded over a number of times. The cords are twisted and stitched across at the cords to secure them in place. Ties made of vegetable fibre string is attached at either end, and a pearl shell with a segment missing is attached to one of these.