Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 617
An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £24000
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Description
An Aborigine large churinga
Australia
wood, with incised linear and dot geometric decoration, with remains of red ochre and white pigment, the reverse with a fluted finish,
212.5cm 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.