Neck Band
55-17-307
From: Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 55-17-307 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tiwi |
| Provenience | Australia | Northern Australia | Melville Island |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Plant Fiber | Pigment |
| Description | Stick bent in semi-circle; fibres and/or hair attached across base and trailing down center; painted with red ochre. Native name: Marunkani. Worn around neck during initation (Kulama) ceremony. Addition of white bands on stick. |
| Height | 13.5 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | National Geographic / University Museum Expedition; Jane C. Goodale, 1955 |
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