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A Western Australian Aboriginal pearl shell lonka lonka (pubic cover)

Estimate $240 - $480

Realised: $540 plus premium

Lot Details

with incised triple line design highlighted with red ochre; small length of hair cord attached to suspension hole. Mid-20thC. Provenance: Angela Saussehrd Collection, Queensland; John Benny-Wojciechowski Collection, Canberra. 160 x 125mm. The Jorgen Lotz Collection.

A Western Australian Aboriginal pearl shell lonka lonka (pubic cover) Image 1++
A Western Australian Aboriginal pearl shell lonka lonka (pubic cover) Image 1++