Tjuringa · Australia · ID: 3038148
sold
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USASize
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, red pigment, lancet-shaped, flattened, both sides decorated with incised ornaments, min. dam., small missing part, slight traces of abrasion, base;
“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.