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Ostrich Egg  Neckpice

Ostrich Egg Neck Piece

Africa

Ostrich Egg fibre

77 cm

332 grams

A rare neckpiece consisting of xxx discs carved from ostrich egg. Collected in Africa.

The earliest known African beads were disc-shaped ostrich eggshell beads dating back to C10,000 B.C.  They are still used today by various groups including the !Kung San of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa and the Dinka (Sudan) and Turkana (Kenya) of East Africa. One only.

AUD$650