Important Aboriginal Longka Longka Pearl Shell 12 - SOLD
Longka Longka Pubic Cover
Sunday Island
1920s
Height 8 1/4" Width 6"
Provenance: Jonathan Saussehrd, Australia
A very important shell depicting a ceremony of both men with feathers atop their heads and one holding a weapon. Also depicted is a serpent and Bardi nets, both figures wearing pearl shells. Rare.
Longka Longka Pubic Cover
Sunday Island
1920s
Height 8 1/4" Width 6"
Provenance: Jonathan Saussehrd, Australia
A very important shell depicting a ceremony of both men with feathers atop their heads and one holding a weapon. Also depicted is a serpent and Bardi nets, both figures wearing pearl shells. Rare.
Longka Longka Pubic Cover
Sunday Island
1920s
Height 8 1/4" Width 6"
Provenance: Jonathan Saussehrd, Australia
A very important shell depicting a ceremony of both men with feathers atop their heads and one holding a weapon. Also depicted is a serpent and Bardi nets, both figures wearing pearl shells. Rare.