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Object Number 36-122-70/559
Display Title Churinga
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, ovoid, flat, incised concentric circles and other designs
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kukatja
  • Luritja
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms MacDonnell Range, Central, western
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 43.3 x 18.1 x 1.6 cm (17 1/16 x 7 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-122-70/559; XI-19 ###
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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