TO BE PRESENTED TO THE DUNEDIN MUSEUM.—This strange carving was brought from San Christoval, in the Solomon Islands, by Dr. E. C. Fox, who arrived by the Southern Cross this morning. Representing a shark, a native canoe, and a pilot fish, the whole is carved from one solid piece of wood, and is believed to have been worshipped by Solomon Islanders of a past generation.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 870, 14 January 1930, Page 1
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65TO BE PRESENTED TO THE DUNEDIN MUSEUM.—This strange carving was brought from San Christoval, in the Solomon Islands, by Dr. E. C. Fox, who arrived by the Southern Cross this morning. Representing a shark, a native canoe, and a pilot fish, the whole is carved from one solid piece of wood, and is believed to have been worshipped by Solomon Islanders of a past generation. Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 870, 14 January 1930, Page 1
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