Sacred board "tjuringa" ·  Australia · ID: 3039196

Description

wood, brown patina, red ochre, of broad oval form, flattened on one side, slightly vaulted on reverse, on both sides engraved with totemic motif: concentric circle with three surrounding semi-circles, depicting “yarumpa”, the honey ant, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the rim, abrasion of paint

The object Sacred board “tjuringa” with the object ID 3039196 was last part of the auction 81st Tribal Art Auction at October 31, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 129 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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