Lot #9420 - An Unusual Aboriginal Pearl Shell Lonka Lonka, Indian Island, South West of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Aboriginal | Oceanic Art | The Gallagher Collection
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Sale Date:02 Jun 2019 ~ 3pm (AEST)
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Lot #:9420
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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.
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Estimate:A$600 - 1,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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