Item X 17111 Ornament, chest. Roper River, Eastern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1900

Summary

This type of item was worn by young women in the northeastern region of the Northern Territory including eastern Arnhem Land. The bound section is worn at the back and the two hanks of string are crossed over the shoulders and sit across the chest.

Physical Description

A harness type object made of a circular section overwound with vegetable fibre string. The loops at either end are attached to multiple lengths of vegetable fibre string.