Ornament, neck, Australia, Kimberley

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Item X 98244 Ornament, neck. Bardi. Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Physical Description

Oval shaped pearl shell that is thin and concave. Human hair string is attached through a hole in the top. The inner surface is incised in a geometric pattern of lines and dots. Ochre has been used in the grooves. The outer surface is smooth and polished.

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Object/Medium

Ornament, neck
Maker

Unknown
Cultural Groups

Bardi
Locality

Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Object Measurements

410 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width), 20 mm (Height)
Agent

Mr Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 1970
Bob Edwards was engaged by The Christensen Fund to purchase Aboriginal artefacts for its collection. The objects were purchased at auction and from private collections in Australia and overseas.
References

[Book] Ryan, Judith & Batty, Philip. 2011. Origins of Western Desert Art: Tjukurrtjanu.
Collection Names

The Christensen Fund Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Central and Western and South Australian Ethnographic

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