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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  An Important Private Collection
• Sale Date:
  14 Sep 2014 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  7
• Lot Description:
  Five Carved Pearl Shells (Riji Jakoli)
  Western Australia (early - mid twentieth century)
  human hair string and natural earth pigments on carved pearl shell
  19 cm; 20 cm; 19 cm; 20.5 cm; 15.5 cm (5)
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Alice Springs (1975-2000); Important Aboriginal Art, Sotheby's Australia, Melbourne, 28 June 1999, lot 216, illustrated (partial lot); Private Collection, New South Wales
• Notes:
  These carved pearl shells were collected in Alice Springs over a 30 year period, primarily through direct contact with Western Desert Aboriginies. These carved pearl shells often made their way to Central Australia by means of trade. For related examples see Kim Akerman with John Stanton, Kimberley pearl shell in Aboriginal Australia, Northern Territory of Museum of Arts and Science, Darwin, 1994
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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