Large pearl shell pendant flat

Made:
1880-1920 in Queensland
maker:
Arrernte people
Large pearl shell pendant flat, egg-shaped in profile

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Large pearl shell pendant flat, egg-shaped in profile
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Large pearl shell pendant flat, egg-shaped in profile, incised pattern on reverse, known as "Lonka-Lonka" used as a charm against sickness, Arunta tribe, Queensland, Australia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220982
Materials:
nelo ethiopica, pearl
type:
pendants
credit:
Glendining