Bone necklace

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
In 1974 Waikato Museum acquired a selection of items, including this bone necklace, from Graham Jackson. Jackson was a New Zealand anthropologist who spent time living with and researching the Kopon and the Kalam people of the Lower Kaironk Valley in Papua New Guinea.

Jackson fieldnotes: Necklace of 12 drilled bird leg bones (darkened) threaded onto a double string of two ply fibre cord. A necklace made of bird bone. This is easily the best of the very few specimens I have seen. Bones are probably of glonme (larger) and wonme (smaller), of which identifications have not been obtained. Usually manufactured by males (women make the string). Worn anytime, probably by anyone.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Natural fibre and bird bones.
Measurements
420mm - Full length of string [verified].
125 x 145 x 10mm - HxWxD bone decoration [verified].
Production place
Lower Kaironk Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Collection
Graham Jackson Collection/New Guinea Collection/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1974/64/151

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