Remarkable
p. 17 · Read in the full issue
Carving By A
Papuan
This photograph of a re markable carving has been sent to us by the Right Rev. A.
Sorin, Catholic Bishop of Port Moresby. The carving was done in native wood by a Papuan, Peter Aihi, of Waima, in the Yule Island district “His hand was not guided by any master other than God,” says Bishop Sorin. “He found his inspiration, not in a model, but in reading, over and over again, the narration of the Passion of Christ . . . One might think that this ‘Christ Dead’ was the work of the XUlth century Yet it is the work of a man who lives to-day in Papua ... To me, it is a masterpiece, which shows that the human mind works in the same way through the centuries.”
A Brisbane branch of Queensland Country Womens’ Association has been established at Samarai, Papua. At a meeting of the QCWA Council held in Brisbane on February 20, it was decided to send the branch donations to help alleviate distress caused by the recent Mt. Lamington disaster.