The emu is the large flightless bird native to Australia. It is a little smaller than the ostrich of Africa & is found nowdays in the arid, flat country of inland Australia. (A smaller emu unique to Tasmania was hunted to extinction a short time after Europeans arrived.) The emu has aways been important to Aboriginals - often an important ancestral spirit is portrayed as an emu; emu-woman is painted in some of our most well-known cave art in the Hunter Valley area of N.S.W. Emus were of course good food & their large eggs are still used in cooking cakes & omelets.Emu Eggs are green in colour - they can range from a teal blue green through to a very dark green. ( Each egg also has 7 different shades of green through its shell which is why they are carved.) Traditional Aboriginal people also used the yolk of the emu egg mixed with orches as paint for use in bark-paintings and body art for ceremonial purposes. The shell of the Emu egg was ground into powder and used as medicine, & was also considered an aphrodisiac..
Blown Emu Eggs have long been used in art. Some are carved; often in many different layers as the rich green colour becomes paler & even white. Exceptionally brilliant examples can be worth many hundreds of dollars. Others are painted. Again, like all our art, these paintings tell a story that has meaning & relevance to the artist. At AboriginalArtTreasures we only sell emu eggs that are the work of Aboriginal persons & the genuine item in every sense of the word. These eggs will be treasured for many, many years & make wonderful presents. While ofcourse they should be handled with care; they are reasonable tough & not easily broken. A good egg can also be a wise investment. A genuine bit of Australiana. All eggs are around 15cm (6in) long. You can buy your egg with or without a stand. See our policy page for postage charges. All images will enlargen when clicked, so show you a good view. A traditional egg has many views.
Ghost Egg
This egg is a real gem as one half is painted & other half is carved. This egg was created by a traditional aboriginal man living in outback Australia & is at least 40 years old. The aboriginal figure of a man holding a boomerang (note the authentic shape) is done in traditional orche colours with lots of dotwork. The carved face has been cut through many layers - the outer dark green layer has totally disappeared - & is quite haunting, almost ghost-like in appearance. Be sure to enlargen these photos for the full effect. Because of its authenticity & age this egg is a bargain at only $89.99
Here is an Emu painted on an emu egg. The egg is sitting on the gold egg stand we recommend.
This gold-plated stand is the perfect way to show your egg off. It features three emus attatched to a golden circle that holds your egg as illustrated above. $12.99
Celebration Egg This egg is painted with traditional designs & dot work. It is done in mainly orche traditional colours. Every side is different. Celebration Egg also looks good lying on it's side. For a bookcase or large coffee table display a emu egg looks great lying flat among boomerangs & other artifacts. Stand is for display purposes only. Can be purchases separately. See top of page. $59.00
Painted Engravings Egg This egg painted by Tassie Terry is done in strictly traditional colours. It has paintings of tradtional Tasmanian engravings including designs meaning emu. It has multiple facets & can be displayed many ways. Stand is sold separately. A bargain at only $69.99
Stuarts Desert Pea Egg These photos do not do justice to this egg. It has 3 flowers drawns both on the top side of the egg & the bottom side. The colours are almost identical to the colour of the Stuart Desert Pea. The yellow band in the centre respresents the arid areas the flower is native too. Stuart Desert Pea is the state flower of South Australia. This original egg is a bargain at only $69.99 Stand not included in price.
Orche Emu Egg Again the photos do not show all the details of this egg. It has a lot more dotwork than is obvious. It has a background of light & dark orche colours. Front view depicts an emu. Rear side has traditional patterns & emu tracks depicted among the dotwork. Orche Emu egg could also be displayed lying flat. Price does not include display stand. $59.99
Seaside Egg is painted in a totally modern design. These photos show only two sides. A dolphin, a fish & a sea-horse are depicted in a lovely bright blue ocean decorated with mult-coloured dots. Most dots are painted in gloss paint which gives this egg a really bright happy feel. This modern painted emu egg is complemented nicely by our option bright shiny brass emu egg stand. Egg only priced at $69.99
Natural Emu Egg is unusual as it is painted on the original unaltered background colour of the emu egg. The surface of the egg was sealed with a modern sealing agent before the paint was applied. An emu standing + an emu walking have been painted on the two faces. Dotwork in a traditional pattern has been added. This egg would look particularly good in a collection as it shows the natural egg which is often completely destroyed by painting over or carved away. Simple designs on emu eggs were often done by desert Aborigines in by-gone days. Stand not included. $31.00
As all our emu eggs are hand-made originals only one of each can be ordered. Eggs can be painted by commission. All eggs are guaranteed to be the work of Indigenous Australians. Our emu eggs are very well priced.
