Zemanek-Münster

Tjuringa

Australia
sold EUR 600
Provenance
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
H: 64 cm
H: 25.2 inch

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.


Comparing literature

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

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