Two Engraved Pearl Shell Ornaments, Riji, Jakoli, Western Australia
engraved pearl shell, natural earth pigments
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 2,000 - 2,900
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Auction Notices
- The provenance of these pearl shells should read:
Acquired by the original vendor over a thirty year period, primarily through direct contact with Western Desert Indigenous Australians
Sotheby's, Important Aboriginal Art, Melbourne, 28 June 1999, part of lot 216
Private collection
Category:
Fine Art
/
Aboriginal Art
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