What is "tjurunga"

alt. An object of religious significance among indigenous Australian peoples. n. An object of religious significance among indigenous Australian peoples.

Tjurunga'' is also a genus of spiders ( family Stiphidiidae) ''Churinga and Tjuringa redirect here. For the moth genus, see '' Churinga.

A Tjurunga or as it is sometimes spelled, Churinga, is an object considered to be of religious significance by Central Australian indigenous people of the Arrernte (Aranda, Arunta) groups. Tjurunga often had a wide and indeterminate native significance. They may be used variously in sacred ceremonies, as bullroarers, in sacred ground paintings, in ceremonial poles, in ceremonial headgear, in sacred chants and in sacred earth mounds.