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Burnt Church

Bible as Whipping Stick

  • Burnt Church
    Multi-Page Item | 22 pages | Amos Kennedy CollectionA structure in the form of a church, constructed of different plies of wood. Church stands on a heavier 43 x 30 cm oval base and both the base and church are covered in strips of biblical text cut from modern published Bibles, and charred. Its roof lifts to reveal a charred Bible which is the King James version, bound in a leatherette cover.
  • Bible as Whipping Stick
    Image | Amos Kennedy CollectionWhipping stick made by shredded pages of the Bible.
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