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    Aboriginal Churinga

    Australia

    Various Objects

    Author

    By (artist) Inconnu

    Description

    An exceptional stone Churinga, engraved with traditional motifs. The concentric circles sybolize the meeting points between the figures, represented by half-circles and one armed with a long line representing a baton or a lance. Pierced dots circumscribe the various motifs, tracing a labyrinth.

    It is rare to encounter stone Churingas. The one in the André Breton collection is remarkable and in very good condition.

    Bibliography

     Judith Ryan, Philipp Batty, Aux sources de la peinture aborigène Australie - Tjukurrtjanu, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2012.

    Notice Artkhade

    Creation datesd [circa 19e]
    Physical description

    Long : 18 cm (7 in.) - Pierre gravée, pigments ocre rouge

    Place of origin
    Size18,00 cm
    Reference4561000
    Breton Auction, 2003Lot 6102
    Keywords, ,
    CategoriesAustralie, Oceanian, Ppolynesian, Melanesian Art
    Permanent linkhttps://www.andrebreton.fr/en/work/56600100575140
    Place of origin