Accession No
1952.396
Description
Churinga with design depicting, inter alia, the Rainbow Serpent and eggs. It was found right at the south of the area where churinga occur. 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. Those with a hole bored in one end (stone ones excepted), for the attachment of a cord, are called bullroarers. When whirled round, they produce a characteristic sound believed to be "spirit talk"
Place
Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Northern Territory; Kulgera
Period
Source
Rose, Frederick George Godfrey [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1952.396
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Wood
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
There is no location and storage information for this number. It is possible that this item has since been found and allocated a new number and keyword; Collected by: Rose.Frederick.G.G
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Churinga with design depicting, inter alia, the Rainbow Serpent and eggs. It was found right at the south of the area where churinga occur. 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. Those with a hole bored in one end (stone ones excepted), for the attachment of a cord, are called bullroarers. When whirled round, they produce a characteristic sound believed to be " spirit talk"
Event Date 28/4/1993
Author: maa
FM:87606
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