Item X 71565 Ornament, neck. North, Northern Territory, Australia. c.1900

Summary

Glass bead chokers are believed to have been worn by Aboriginal men. These unique objects originate from the region to the east of Darwin through to western Arnhem Land, and most were collected in the first two decades of the twentieth century.

Physical Description

A choker made of glass beads on linen or cotton thread. It has a repeated pattern of white lonzenge shapes across the band.