LONKA LONKA PEARL /JAKOLI / RIJI Very rare... - Lot 26 - Art Richelieu

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LONKA LONKA PEARL /JAKOLI / RIJI Very rare... - Lot 26 - Art Richelieu
LONKA LONKA PEARL /JAKOLI / RIJI Very rare object worn by Australian aborigines in mother-of-pearl, and often with a braid of hair, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The piece is engraved with a tribal pattern on one side, with traces of red ochre. There are two holes for the attachment of a braid or cord. 1st half of the XXth century 17.5x13.5cm Provenance : collected in the Broome region at the end of the first half of the XXth century after a ceremony, private collection Broome, private collection Alice Springs, private collection Queensland, private collection Perth (Australia), collection Peter Madden (Netherlands).
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