Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 618
An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1300
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Description
An Aborigine large churinga
Australia
wood, with incised line and dot decoration to the concave side, the reverse with fine adzed textured finish, with red ochre, 19th century,
125cm long.
This board represents tribal family groups.
Provenance
Purchased from the family of Henry Hubert, a road engineer working in the Kalgoorie and Northern Goldfields area prior to WWI.