Item X 10768 Ornament, neck. Warumungu. Tennant Creek, Desert North, Northern Territory, Australia. 1900

Summary

Necklaces like this one were worn by women in many parts of arid Australia.

Physical Description

A multistrand necklace made of six lengths of cord coated in resin or a single length folded over a number of times and twisted. The cords are twisted and held in place with stitching across the cords. A tie made of human hair string is attached at one end, and one of vegetable fibre string at the other.