This is an Aboriginal neck ornament from central Australia, believed to have been made in the late 1800s. It comprises two pairs of eaglehawk claws, connected with resin to a string made of human hair. The ornament is 43 cm long and 4 cm wide.
Credits | Reproduced courtesy of Museum Victoria |
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Creator | Unidentified |
Identifiers | Museum Victoria image number MN 13100 Museum Victoria object registration number X 005377 TLF resource R6686 |
Source | Museum Victoria, http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/ |