Necklace
MOA: University of British Columbia
3615/2
Beaded necklace made of circular beige and red-brown 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.
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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, plastic
- Measurements height 68.7 cm, width 9.3 cm, depth 1.8 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 fair
- Accession Number 3615/0002