An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood

An Aborigine large churinga

Australia

wood, with incised line and dot decoration to the concave side, the reverse with fine adzed textured finish, with red ochre, 19th century,

125cm long.

This board represents tribal family groups.

Provenance

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