Churinga

Aboriginal Australian

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Aboriginal Australian. Churinga, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, 20 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (52.1 x 7 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jerome Furman, 70.151.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Churinga

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Place made: Western Australia, Australia

Medium

Wood

Classification

Ceremonial

Dimensions

20 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (52.1 x 7 x 1.9 cm)

Inscriptions

Small round sticker reads 'D262'

Credit Line

Gift of Jerome Furman

Accession Number

70.151.2

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