The Mystery of the Venus Island Fetish |
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| Author:
| Butterworth, Dido |
| Editor:
| Flannery, Tim |
| Introduction by:
| Flannery, Tim |
| ISBN: | 978-1-922079-30-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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It's 1932, and the Venus Island fetish, a ceremonial mask surrounded by thirty-two human skulls, now resides in the museum in Sydney. Young anthropologist Archie Meek, recently returned from an extended field trip to Venus Island, has noticed a strange discolouration of some of the skulls of the fetish. Has someone been tampering with it? Is there a link between the mysterious disappearance of Cecil Polkinghorne, curator of archaeology, and the strange discolouration? And how did Eric...
More DescriptionIt's 1932, and the Venus Island fetish, a ceremonial mask surrounded by thirty-two human skulls, now resides in the museum in Sydney. Young anthropologist Archie Meek, recently returned from an extended field trip to Venus Island, has noticed a strange discolouration of some of the skulls of the fetish. Has someone been tampering with it? Is there a link between the mysterious disappearance of Cecil Polkinghorne, curator of archaeology, and the strange discolouration? And how did Eric Sopwith, retired mollusc expert, die in the museum's storeroom?