#8027
Catfish skull with the natural form of a crucifix, decorated with trade paints.
Northern Australia / Papua New Guinea, c 1920's-1940's
175 x 85 mm
The central section of the figure has a very smooth, glossy patina from extensive handling over time. This piece came from a Bendigo collection of New Guinea artefacts that were field collected in the 1940's. Although the piece is likely to have come from a mission context, the precise location is unknown.
400 AUD