An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood

An Aborigine large churinga

Australia

wood, with incised linear and dot geometric decoration, with remains of red ochre and white pigment, the reverse with a fluted finish,

212.5cm long.

This board is said to represent all the main laws of the tribe.

Provenance

Purchased from the family of Henry Hubert, a road engineer working in the Kalgoorie and Northern Goldfields area prior to WWI.