tjuringa
- Museum number
- Oc1903,0404.90
- Description
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Tjuringa, of wood, coated in ochre. Incised with designs on both sides.
- Dimensions
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Length: 41 centimetres
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Width: 8.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Contemporary restrictions apply to the viewing of this object and associated images. For any queries, please contact the department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas (aoa@britishmuseum.org).
Register slip comment:
'Emu totem'.
MSS 58.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1972-1982 23 Jun-28 Feb, London, BM, Museum of Mankind, The Aborigines of Australia
- Acquisition date
- 1903
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Oc1903,0404.90