Antique Australian aboriginal carved emu egg medically prepared real human foot

medically prepared real human foot bones

There are a few cowries missing as can be seen in the photos

The totem stands 8cm tall

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The inner ear is removable to show the semi-circular canals etc

Antique Australian aboriginal carved emu egg medically prepared real human footThis 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