Churinga, Sacred Board, Central Australia
Churinga, Sacred Board, Central Australia
$1,500.00
Aborigine
First Half 20th C.
Wood, Red Ochre Remnants
Dimensions: 28 × 3 in./ 71 × 7.5 cm
Height on custom display stand: 30.5 in./ 77.5 cm
Churinga, also spelled as Tjuringa or Tjurunga, are sacred objects representing ancestors, linking to the other world. This example features a fine, smooth patina from handling, with incised tribal designs known as Emu tracks on one side and water symbols on the other. Finely carved in a slightly concave, elliptical shape.
Shipping is quoted separately.
