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Item X 26911 Ornament, neck. Daly River, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1915

Physical Description

A multistrand necklace of vegetable fibre string to which multiple kangaroo teeth incisors embedded in resin are attached.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, neck
Maker

Unknown
Locality

Daly River, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia
Date Produced

pre 1915
Collector

Mr Harcourt Boys
Date Collected

1915 - 1916
Object Measurements

230 mm (Length), 120 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
Keywords

Body Decoration
Acquisition Information

Donation from R D. Boys, 23 Apr 1920
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples

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Item X 26911 Ornament, neck. Daly River, Fitzmaurice, Northern Territory, Australia. pre 1915

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