necklace (neck ornament (personal adornment))

Seed necklace with feather pendant. Seven strands of small cylindrical dark brown beads, held together in one place with cord; a pendant of green and orange feathers in the shape of a flower is threaded onto a small piece of nutshell (?) and a very short string of beads which is attached to one of the seven strands near where they are tied together.

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