Antique Australian aboriginal carved emu egg no. 3 The deeper it is carved

The deeper it is carved

the practice of carving emu eggs

but no signs of damage and no evidence of any repairs or restoration

and members of the court wear beaded clothing and adornment during state occasions

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Antique Australian aboriginal carved emu egg no. 3 The deeper it is carvedThis 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