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Wooden churinga
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.24.14838A
Display Title Wooden churinga
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden chirunga. N.W. Australia; Kimberly, Halls Creek - D2435.
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Ritual
  • Studio
Subject
  • Wood
  • Tool
  • Churinga
Department Photographic
Date 1938
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia
Additional Geographic Terms Kimberely Goldfield; Halls Creek
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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 		2004.24.14838B Wooden churinga
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Shaft, modified
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Carving
Shaft, modified
Northern Territory