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Riji From the Dampier Peninsula: The Bardi and Jawi Art of Engraved Pearl Shell

by ImaLamer | Apr 23, 2026 | Lame | 0 |

Riji are engraved pearl-shell pendants from the Kimberley coast, where Bardi and Jawi makers turn the lustre of Pinctada maxima into objects of ceremony, exchange, and living cultural continuity.

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