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
FM:314790
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