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Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell), Aboriginal artist, Pearl shell, ocher, Western Australia — Riji, jakoli, or longkalongka (engraved pearl shell)
Aboriginal artist
ca. 1920–1960

Shield (Wunda), Wood, paint, Western Australia — Shield (Wunda)
Western Australia
late 19th–early 20th century

Engraved pearl shell, Carved Australian Gold-Lipped Pearl Shell, Pinctada Maxima [not endangered], natural earth pigments, Western Australia — Engraved pearl shell
Western Australia
ca. 1920–1960

Engraved pearl shell with human hair string, Carved Australian Gold-Lipped Pearl Shell, Pinctada Maxima [not endangered], natural earth pigments, human hair, Western Australia — Engraved pearl shell with human hair string
Western Australia
ca. 1920–1960

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