Aboriginal Longka Longka Pearl Shell 5
$2,450.00
Longka Longka pubic cover
Human hair, pearl shell, and ochre
1940s
Height 6" Width 4 1/2"
Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, Australia
Collected in the early 1970s by an aboriginal education officer at Yuendumu. They were stored in a 44-gallon drum and were stored there as safekeeping after the ceremony. 66 shells went to the National Gallery. These are outstanding works of art and "modern" in design and feel.