Aboriginal ‘Lonka Lonka’ Pubic-Cover East Sepik Province

East Sepik Province

The entire shield still bears traces of natural pigments

The stone adze heads were a valuable currency and it was very laborious to sharpen them into tools

The wooden ship is mounted over a light beige/cream colored linen fabric

Sold Thru Government of Fiji

Aboriginal ‘Lonka Lonka’ Pubic-Cover East Sepik ProvinceAboriginal Pearl Shell Lonka Lonka Publc Cover, Western Australia, circa late 19th early 20th century. Ex. Michael Hanson, Palos Verdes, Ex. Mark Assayag, Montreal Pearl shells were in use from at least 1818. In 1818 the French explorers Freycinet records the following in Shark Bay, Western Australia. An old man painted with stripes of various colors and distinguished from the rest by a shell hanging from his girdle.