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Object Number
51-32-70/3499
Display Title
Churinga
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, wood stick, flat, rounded ends, incised circular designs, both sides
Classification
- Carving
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kukatja
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Additional Geographic Terms
Central
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 37.2 x 1.1 x 5.1 cm (14 5/8 x 7/16 x 2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-32-70/3499; Central Australia / Kukatja Tr.
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum South Australian Expedition
(6/26/1951)
Collector
N.B. Tindale
(1951)
Collector
Dr. Joseph B. Birdsell
(1951)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 2009.22.25 | Churinga |
Carving
|
Northern Territory?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3970 | Sacred object, churinga |
Shaft, modified
Carving |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3973 | sacred object, churinga |
Shaft, modified
Carving |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 32-68-70/D3976 | Sacred object, churinga |
Carving
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3273 | Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
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
| 967-71-70/4669 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4670 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Unclassified
Shaft, modified |
Australia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3505 | Bull roarer/churinga |
Carving
|
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 51-32-70/3276 | Churinga |
Shaft, modified
Ornament |
Northern Territory
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 967-71-70/4668 | Bull Roarer/Churinga |
Tools
Shaft, modified |
Northern Territory
|