Spencer & Gillen

A journey through Aboriginal Australia

Document

Physical Description

Single sheet of unlined paper with pencilled rubbing of a segment of a carved tjurunga. Handwritten inscriptions in pencil along both edges of the image identify features of the engraving. The sheet is inscribed 'C' (circled); numbered '2' with alignment marks on top edge of sheet; and, numbered '3', bottom left. Hole in paper, top left. Scuff-marks of red ochre on reverse side.

Primary Comments

Pencil Rubbings of churingas some created in 1896 and some created in 1897. Published in "The Arunta". The segment of the tjurunga shown in this rubbing features three dotted circles, two sets of dotted parallel lines, and one set of lines at the edge of the image.

Rights: Museum Victoria

Document Details

Restriction
Ceremonial
Date Made
Between 1896 and 1897
Creator

Document Details

Number of Pages
1
Number of Sheets
1

Subjects

Language Groups
Places

Institution

Institution
Museum Victoria
Registration
XM5764

Classification

Primary Subject
Art, Sacred Object