Accession No
E 1909.181
Description
Flat, lanceolate churinga, or sacred stick, with one perforated end. Incised with a band of interlacing ovals. Churinga are inscribed with sacred designs, which represent a totemic ancestor. Aboriginal women and uninitiated boys are forbidden to see them. Their meaning is only fully divulged to men who are initiated into that totem and who are of elder status
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia
Period
Source
Marten, Robert Humphrey (Dr)
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
E 1909.181; MAA: E 1909.181; AR 1910.345
Cultural Affliation
Arunta
Material
Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Found: Central Australia
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Flat, lanceolate churinga, or sacred stick, with one perforated end. Incised with a band of interlacing ovals. Churinga are inscribed with sacred designs, which represent a totemic ancestor. Aboriginal women and uninitiated boys are forbidden to see them. Their meaning is only fully divulged to men who are initiated into that totem and who are of elder status
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
FM:87170
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