Tjuringa

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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.

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Littérature comparée

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

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