Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert B. Silverman (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA); 1986-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Churinga, 20th century
- Aborigine, Australian
Wood and red ochre
- Framed: Overall: 20 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 inches (51.4 × 7.9 × 0.6 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert B. Silverman
F1986.21
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Circles (plane figures)
- Geometric motifs
- Geometric patterns
- Wood
- Red ocher (pigment)
- Sculpture
- Musical instrument
- Oval
- Sacred object
- Aboriginal
- Australia
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Aborigine, Australian, Churinga, 20th century, wood and red ochre. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert B. Silverman, F1986.21.
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