Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 620
An Aborigine churinga Australia wood
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3200
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Description
An Aborigine churinga
Australia
wood, with incised linear and dot geometric decoration, the reverse with an adzed finish, remains of red ochre,
112.5cm 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.