Usekh

Worn around the base of the tail draped over the rump.

Notes

"The tail-skirt is an Usekh, pronounced Ooosek, which translates as the Broad One to distinguish it from other types of collar traditionally worn in Ancient Egypt. It developed from a twisted handful of waterweed worn by boatmen and fishermen to keep cool while working on the Nile, and therefore often has floral motifs but was made of beads of precious and semi-precious stones, gold, or faiance, a type of glazed ceramic which allowed very bright colors to be made, most typically in blue to imitate the night sky. The collar was worn in various forms by all segments of Egyptian society, from Pharaoh to peasant, with the basic design of the broad collar held on by a weighted counterpoise being the same, only the materials differing. The collar was a sacred symbol of the goddess Hathor, goddess of music, beer and love and has become an ubiquitous emblem of everything Egyptian, having been present throughout the 4000-year Pharaonic period." - Beverley C.