Pearl shell pendant (Lonka-Lonka) flat

Made:
1880-1920 in Queensland
maker:
Arrernte people

Pearl shell pendant (Lonka-Lonka) flat, egg shaped in profile, used as a remedial charm and serves as an ornament, Arunta tribe, Central Australia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A161795
Materials:
pearl and hair, animal ?
type:
human remains and pendants
credit:
Wellcome Trust