Tjuringa ·  Australia · ID: 3037712

Description

wood, brown patina, lancet-shaped, flattened, both sides decorated with incised circle ornaments, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
“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 3037712 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 55 achieved a sales price of EUR 600.

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Comparing literature

Brüll, Margarete, Die Kultur der Traumzeit, Freiburg 1991, p. 80 f.