Accession No

E 1905.320


Description

Churinga. Face carved with totem symbols of concentric rings lines, elongated, with rounded ends, of wood.


Place

Oceania; Australasia; Australia; Central Australia


Period


Source

Hillier, Henry James [Donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

E 1905.320; MAA: AR 1906.842


Cultural Affliation

Arrernte


Material

Wood


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Churinga. Face carved with totem symbols of concentric rings lines, elongated, with rounded ends, of wood.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card reads, '[S]acred Slabs, (12"x2").' And of a second different hand, 'Of wood 11 1/8" x 1 1/8", ?rounded'. And of a third different hand, '[C]huringa... elongated with rounded ends., having both faces incised with concentric rings lines etc.'
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


Context (Related Documents)
The 21st annual report (1906) reads, 'Two churinga: sacred slabs, with both faces carved with totem symbols of concentric rings, lines, etc. [...] and one more elongate, with rounded ends, of wood (12" x 2").'
Event Date 31/5/1906
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu


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