Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 614
An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £13000
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Description
An Aborigine large churinga
Australia
wood, with incised linear geometric decoration, with remains of white pigment and red ochre, the reverse with an adzed finish,
241cm 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.