Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 615
An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £7000
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Description
An Aborigine large churinga
Australia
wood, with incised dot and linear geometric decoration, with remains of red ochre, the reverse with an adzed finish, one end with a Native repair,
217.5cm 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.