Tjuringa ·  Australie · ID: 3038148

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.

Littérature comparée

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