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Object Number
967-71-70/4671
Display Title
Churinga
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone tjurunga with incised geometric designs 8" x 4"
Inventory Description
Ornament, ovate, incised concentric circles and curved and punctate designs
Classification
- Ornament
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Australia
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 20.5 x 10.3 x 1.6 cm (8 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
967-71-70 / 4671; tjurunga / Cent Aust
Provenance
Collector
Russell H. Harris
Seller
Mrs. John Linden
(12/12/1967)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4670 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4669 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3276 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3275 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3262 | Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Alice Springs
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3273 | Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4668 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3499 | Churinga |
Carving
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 2009.22.25 | Churinga |
Carving
|
Northern Territory?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4667 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 28-47-70/D3262 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Shaft, modified
Unclassified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/559 | Churinga |
Carving
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
|