Necklace Item Number: 3615/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
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.
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.
Item History
- Made in Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
- Owned by Gail Kyle before February 9, 2023
- Received from Gail Kyle (Donor) on February 9, 2023
What
Who
- Culture
- Australian
- Previous Owner
- Gail Kyle
- Received from
- Gail Kyle (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 9, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on February 9, 2023
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3615/0002