Brass neck coil

Jewelry

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Firebird Foundation Collections & Archives

Name/Title

Brass neck coil

Entry/Object ID

MAR-A07-017

Description

Single coil of 1/2 cm brass rod to form a flexible necklace

Dimensions

Height

2 cm

Diameter

30 cm

Condition

Date Examined

Aug 16, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Handling Notice

Note

Loose/Mobile parts

Note Type

Context from Appell material culture notebook

Note

Found in Material Culture #3 1962: Sept 29/62 1033. ... 1045. Gunggalong Idi gadunkok 50 new str

Note Type

Context from preliminary Rungus dictionary

Note

gunggalung - A collar of coiled brass wire - rests on neck. Worn by some every day (Appendix Thirteen)