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Necklace

MOA: University of British Columbia

3615/1

Beaded necklace made of circular brown-grey seeds; strung on plastic string. Each seed has a small hole pierced through one side and a larger opening on the other. Bead orientation alternates, so that same sized holes are always touching along the strand. Short white piece of twine tied around plastic string along side of necklace.

  • Narrative

    According to the donor, the seed necklaces and boomerangs (3615/1-8) were collected in the 1970s-80s in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, in the areas of Halls Creek, Looma Broome and Derby.

  • Type of Item necklace
  • Culture Australian
  • Material seed, fibre, plastic
  • Measurements height 58.0 cm, width 9.8 cm, depth 1.4 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Gail Kyle
  • Received from Gail Kyle
  • Made in Kimberley
  • Ownership Date before February 9, 2023
  • Acquisition Date on February 9, 2023
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3615/0001

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