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Lot #9420 - An Unusual Aboriginal Pearl Shell Lonka Lonka, Indian Island, South West of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    Aboriginal | Oceanic Art | The Gallagher Collection
  • Sale Date:
    02 Jun 2019 ~ 3pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    9420
  • Lot Description:
    An Unusual Aboriginal Pearl Shell Lonka Lonka, Indian Island, South West of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
    engraved with the Image of a cuttlefish laying eggs, according to collection notes this image was identified by David Attenborough, "Indian Island N.T." inscribed verso
    12 x 16 cm
  • Provenance:
    The Hugh Gallagher Collection; Collected by an Australian soldier in 1944 on Indian Island in an archipelago South West of Darwin off the Kimberley.
  • Estimate:
    A$600 - 1,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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