An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood

An Aborigine large churinga

Australia

wood, with incised linear and dot geometric decoration to the concave side, the reverse with grooved linear finish, with remains of ochre, 19th century,

172.5cm long.

This board represents the blood lines 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.