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Object Number
36-122-70/552
Display Title
Churinga
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornament, flat stone, rounded ends, ovoid, incised circular, linear designs
Classification
- Ornament
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms
MacDonnell Ranges, Central
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 48.2 x 16.2 x 1.3 cm (19 x 6 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-122-70/552; McDONNELL RA / CENT Aust 1950
Provenance
Intermediary
Dr. Hallam L. Movius, Jr.
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Robert Pulleine
Previous owner
Previously owned by
F. J. Gillen
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Sir Baldwin Spencer
Seller
Estate of Dr. Robert Pulleine
(11/19/1936)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/555 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/556 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/563 | Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Jay Creek
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/562 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Jay Creek
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/564 | Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Jay Creek
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/559 | Churinga |
Carving
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/561 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Communication artifacts |
Jay Creek
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/554 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Carving |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 25-46-70/D2445 | Wooden churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Laverton
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3970 | Sacred object, churinga |
Carving
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/560 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Communication artifacts |
Jay Creek
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 36-122-70/553 | Churinga |
Communication artifacts
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
Jay Creek
|