Accession No
E 1911.216
Description
Churinga - Raddled, stone churinga. 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 1911.216
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
Raddled, stone churinga. 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
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
There are no particulars as regards the locality of origin of this piece, although it may be from central Australia.
See the book which Andrews refers to as the " Rough Accessions Register 1911"
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See MAA Doc. 570 'Churinga rubbings arranged in chronological order' which notes Dr Sangl: Frankfurt/ No details. Stone'
Event Date 15/1/2025
Author: Rachel Hand
FM:87286
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