Necklace

Description

Necklace of spun possum hair with red pigment: Australasia, Australia, Northern Territory, Ntaria (Hermannsburg District), Australian Aboriginal, 19th or 20th century

Museum reference

A.1911.158

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Necklace

Production information

Unknown
Ntaria, Northern Territory, Australia, Australasia

Date

19th - 20th century

Style / Culture

Australian Aboriginal

Materials

Possum hair, Pigment, Yarn

Physical description

Opossum hair smeared with red pigment

Associations

Previous owner: Hillier Collection
Collector: Hillier, Henry James, 1875 - 1958

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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