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1886.1.1578

Neck ornament: perforated greyish conical shells threaded on plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/8/2005]

1886.1.1578

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Collection type
Object
Description
Neck ornament: perforated greyish conical shells threaded on plant fibre string. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/8/2005]
Long description
Neck ornament: perforated greyish conical shells threaded on plant fibre string. The plant fibre to which the shells are threaded has been twisted and tied together at either end with a knot. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/8/2005]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1865
Date collected
By 1865
Acquisition information
Transferred: 13/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Shell, Material Plant Fibre, Process Strung, Process Perforated, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Length: max 400 mm doubled
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.1578 Other numbers: 1568
Research and responses

This necklace was studied by Patsy Cameron and Betty Grace, Tasmanian shell necklace makers and basket weavers, during a research visit on 11 June 2014. Patsy stated that these shells are not found on Tasmania. [MJD 13/06/2014]

Julie Gough, an artist and curator, who has examined 1886.1.1578 during research visits to the Museum, noted in November 2016 in email correspondence this necklace is not from Tasmania. Julie suggested this might possibly be from the Andaman Islands. [ZM 21/11/2016]

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament

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