Neck ornament

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Item X 16249 Ornament, neck. Cloncurry, Gulf, Queensland, Australia. pre 1889

Summary

This necklace was most likely worn by Aboriginal men and women, possibly during a period of mourning.

Physical Description

A multistrand necklace made of grass stems strung on lengths of vegetable fibre string. String is attached at each end and is a combination of vegetable fibre string and human hair string.

Significance

This necklace is said to be the one illustrated in the 1889 book by Carl Lumholtz, "Among Cannibals".

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Object/Medium

Ornament, neck
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Cloncurry, Gulf, Queensland, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1889
Date Collected

pre 1889
Object Measurements

530 mm (Length), 95 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height)
Keywords

Mourning, Body Decoration
Collection Names

Reynell E. Johns Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous - Northern Australia and Queensland and Torres Strait Islands

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Item X 16249 Ornament, neck. Cloncurry, Gulf, Queensland, Australia. pre 1889

Summary

Physical Description

Significance

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Object/Medium

Maker

Locality

Date Produced

Date Collected

Object Measurements

Keywords

Collection Names

Type of item

Discipline

Category

Collecting Areas