Tjuringa · Australia · ID: 3010045
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
English Collection (before 1900)Size
L: 36,5 cm
L: 14.4 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, lancet-shaped, flattened, both sides decorated with incised ornaments;
“tjuringas” represent one of the most sacred items of the aborigines. Every adult man ownes his personal “tjuringa”, embodying the totem spirit of its owner.
The object Tjuringa with the object ID 3010045 was last part of the auction 77th tribal art auction at June 28, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 77 achieved a sales price of EUR 700.
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Comparing literature
Brüll, M., Die Kultur der Traumzeit, Museum für Völkerkunde Freiburg o. J., p. 80 f.