Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 669
AN ABORIGINAL CHURINGA
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £90
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Description
AN ABORIGINAL CHURINGA
AUSTRALIAN, 20TH CENTURY
carved with a figure, insects, emu and reptiles on a textured ground
85cm long
Provenance
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916), and thence by descent through the family. Probably a gift when Lord Kitchener visited Australia in 1909-10 as part of his review of Australia's military capabilities.