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Object Number 36-122-70/562
Display Title Churinga
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ornament, carved wood, flattened, ovoid, incised circular linear designs
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / <County> / Jay Creek
Additional Geographic Terms MacDonnell Range, Central
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41.5 x 8.1 x 1.5 cm (16 5/16 x 3 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-122-70/562; 10 (reverse): JAY CRR / 1916
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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