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Hand carved wooden cross made in 1986 by Polish immigrant to Australia Basil Gasperowicz

1986.0122.0001

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Hand carved wooden cross made in 1986 by Polish immigrant to Australia Basil Gasperowicz

Object information

Physical description

Hand carved western red cedar crucifix or cross with pine fittings.

Object information

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Type

Crucifixes
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Collection

Basil Gasperowicz collection no. 1
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Dimensions

W 350mm x H 603mm x D 167mm

Material

When

Who

Where

  • Associated place

  • Bavaria, Germany
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  • Mr Gasperowicz who is Polish was taken Prisoner of War by the Germans during the Second World War, and he learned to make this type of cross from a fellow prisoner while they were held in Stalag VII-A

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