Antique Australian aboriginal carved emu egg no. 3 It is still an impressive

It is still an impressive fossil having been found on the seabed in the North sea

This cat was discovered behind the plaster when the owner was renovating a house that dated back to the 18th Century

the variety of exquisite beaded clothing and regalia

This is a nice

Antique Australian aboriginal carved emu egg no. 3 It is still an impressiveThis specimen probably dates from mid to late 19th Century. This is known as "Kalti Paarti", the practice of carving emu eggs. This art form has been continued to the present day. These early example usually have quite nave carvings compared to the later tourist items. With this example if you look closely you can see where the shell has been scraped away with a blade of some description and smoother areas where the pattern was smoothed, often using