Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 619
An Aborigine large churinga Australia wood
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £7500
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Description
An Aborigine large churinga
Australia
wood, with incised linear and dot geometric decoration to the concave side, the reverse with grooved linear finish, with remains of ochre, 19th century,
172.5cm long.
This board represents the blood lines 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.