Ritual object

Made:
1871-1920
Ritual object, churinga

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Ritual object, churinga
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Ritual object, churinga, of wood with carved linear decoration on one side, used in female(?) puberty rites, associated with Kaitish tribe of Central Australia, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157949
Materials:
wood
type:
ritual object
credit:
Glendining