Necklace

Description

Kangaroo incisor ornament of eighty eight kangaroo teeth suspended from a strip of dressed kangaroo skin by loops: Australasia, Australia, Victoria, Australian Aboriginal, 1850 - 1860

Museum reference

A.1911.172

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Necklace, Head ornament

Production information

Unknown
Victoria, Australia, Australasia

Date

1850 - 1860

Style / Culture

Australian Aboriginal

Materials

Kangaroo tooth, Kangaroo skin

Physical description

Kangaroo teeth and skin, leather loops

Exhibitions

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

On display

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