Tjurunga - Ceremonial significance: Encyclopedia II - Tjurunga - OwnershipGenerally speaking, tjurunga denote sacred stone or wooden objects possessed by private or group owners together with the legends, chants, and ceremonies associated with them. They are amongst the very few forms of property which may be owned legitimately by individual persons in Central Australia.
The ownership of sacred tjurunga amongst the Arrernte groups was determined largely by 'the conception site' of every individual ...
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