necklet (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Bead necklet with four small rectangular tabs and a very large rectangular tab. The small tabs are made of white beads with red and blue borders and red, blue and green beaded diamonds in the centre. The very large tab has a blue beaded background, with a white, black and red diamond pattern down the centre and white and red beaded borders. There are three brass buttons attached to the very large tab.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1973.213
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 660.4 x 25.4 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
glass; sinew; brass; beads
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
SHAREABLE LINK

Continue exploring anthropology

Collection Information

These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.

The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.

If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk