Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 616
An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2600
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Description
An Aborigine large churinga
Australia
wood, with incised linear and dot geometric decoration, the reverse with an adzed finish, with remains of red ochre,
216cm 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.