OLD ENGRAVED BOAB NUT BY MAVIS OORAGOOMA WANDJINA KIMBERLEY REGION AUSTRALIA

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WE GOT HERE A HAND ENGRAVED BOAB NUT, FROM THE BOAB OR BOOTLE TREE, FROM THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA. THE NUT HAS 4 PANELS WITH DIFFERENT TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL IMAGES OF OBJECTS AND WANDJINAS (SPIRIT FIGURES). I HEARD SOME ODD STORY AT ONE STAGE THAT THEY REPRESENT ALIENS WITH HELMETS ON? THE WANDJINAS ARE FROM THE KIMBERLEY REGION. THE NUT IS ALSO SIGNED BY THE FEMALE ELDER MAVIS OORAGOOMA. THERE ARE FAINT REMAINS OF RED OCHRE. THE ITEM IS 170 MM LONG
POSTAGE WITHIN AUSTRALIA IS $ 10