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Necklace India
© 2000 Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter,
World Cultures Collection

Necklace(Achi Ala): North East India.

Multi-strand glass bead necklacewith a coin, dated 1917, as the fastener ('George V King Emperor', and his image on the obverse). The beads originate from either Italy or Czechoslovakia. Such necklaces are worn in hanks by men and women in most Naga tribes.

This inspired Jacqui Carey to create:


Necklace by Jacqui Carey