Large painted bees wax pad, Central Australia, native bees wax resin and natural pigment (with custom stand) These slabs of cement were prepared at suitable localities and were widely circulated components of ceremonial gift exchange cycles. Length 30.5 x 9 cm. Provenance: Collected by Reverend Harold Shepherdson Millingimbie Mission 1920-1924 Jeff Fischer, Adelaide. Private collection, South Australia