Aboriginal Pearl Shell Adornment
Old Aboriginal pearl Shell Adornment used as a child Pubic Covering
Object type: Adornment
Locality: Kimberley Western Australia
Artist: Unknown
Circa: 1960’s
Length: 16 cm
Description: Old and original pearl shell adornment used as a pubic covering on a hairstring belt. You can tell by the piercing and incising that this is a good old example. it has lost some of its red ochre line infil in the complex interlocking key design. Its smaller size and less precise line work indicates it was probably a childs shell
Price: SOLD
