Pearl shell pendant

Made:
1880-1920 in Queensland
maker:
Arrernte people
Pearl shell pendant, (Louka-Louka)

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Pearl shell pendant, (Louka-Louka)
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Pearl shell pendant, (Louka-Louka), large flat egg shaped shell with incised geometrical decoration filled in with red on reverse, used as a remedial charm against sickness, Arunta tribe, Queensland, Australia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157955
Materials:
shell
type:
pendants
credit:
Glendining