Neck ornament- coix seeds
Production date
Unknown
Country
Solomon Islands
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Object detail
Description
String of grey coix seeds tied onto string with 11 loops at bottom.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander dance ornament
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander neck ornament
COSTUME ACCESSORIES Jewellery necklace
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Melanesian & South Sea Islander neck ornament
COSTUME ACCESSORIES Jewellery necklace
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Production date
Unknown
Production place
Measurements
L. 360mm
Media/Materials description
Seeds, string
History and use
This necklace is from the Helen Barrett collection, which was donated to Queensland Museum in 2014. Miss Helen Barrett worked as a nurse with the Australian Board of Mission in Solomon Islands from 1947 until 1984. Barrett was based at Tasia in Isabel Province, and Maravovo on Guadalcanal before being stationed at the Hospital of the Epiphany at Fauabu, Malaita from 1968 until 1984. In the 1990s, Barrett worked with the Mothers' Union in the Torres Strait Islands. Her collection largely comprises of objects that were presented as gifts over the course of her missionary work in Melanesia.
The necklace is part of a set that was borrowed and used in Brisbane by visiting delegates from the Mothers' Union. It was made using coix seeds, also known as Job's tears.
The necklace is part of a set that was borrowed and used in Brisbane by visiting delegates from the Mothers' Union. It was made using coix seeds, also known as Job's tears.
Registration number
E40769
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