Neck ornament

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Item X 18215 Ornament, neck. Port Essington, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1900

Summary

This pendant is identified by the name "leda" and was worn by older boys taking part in initiation ceremonies.

Physical Description

A multistrand ornament made of lengths of vegetable fibre string overwound in five sections also with string and a loop is formed at one end. These sections are painted with natural pigments.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, neck
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Port Essington, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

c.1900
Collector

Sir Walter B. Spencer
Date Collected

1912
Object Measurements

565 mm (Length), 70 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
Keywords

Ceremony, Body Decoration
Collection Names

Baldwin Spencer 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 18215 Ornament, neck. Port Essington, Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1900

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