Rare set of three churingas or Tjurunga
Central Desert. Australia
Wood and ochre pigment
Heights: 26cm, 29.cm and 30 cm
Provenance:
- Marc Pinto Collection. Perth. Australia
-French private collection
Rare set of three churinga carved by the same artist with engraved circles, dots and wavy lines referring to the clan's original myths.
These tjurunga were pierced at one end to serve as a rhomb, an archaic musical instrument spun in a circle with a string made of human hair, still present on these three churinga, to produce a low-pitched sound representing the way of the Dreamtime spirits.
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