Riji and Jakoli, incised with traditional designs, attached to a dyed string belt
11.0 cm length
Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,000
Provenance
Private collection, Melbourne
Related works
Another example of an early pearl shell pendant is held in the collection of Museum Victoria, Melbourne. Collected by William C. Gosse during his nineteenth century explorations of central and western Australia. Ref. Tindale N., & George, B., The Australian Aborigines, Lloyd O'Neil Books, 1979, p. 15
