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Description
This tarnished idol of the great god Cthulhu was recovered by a clandestine group of South American poachers who were illegally fishing for black coral in the Galapagos Islands. Ecuadorian officials confiscated this idol, as well as 2 others, from the coral poachers in Fall of 1935, almost 100 years to the day since Charles Darwin’s arrival at the Galapagos on board the H.M.S. Beagle in September of 1835.
According to the poachers' testimony, the idol was found buried near the base of an almost completely submerged volcano in the area known as The Devil’s Crown. Tarnished and oxidized from its burial at sea, the strange idol is of unknown origin and is adorned in bulbous organic growths and undulating forms reminiscent of the indigenous marine fauna of the surrounding waters.
Due to the high level of oxidation, Miskatonic University scholars believe the idol, as well as its two counterparts, to have been submerged for well over 300 years. They are believed to have been originally brought to the Galapagos by Spanish pirates. Recovered ship logs from the late 1680s show that pirates commonly used the Galapagos as hideouts, burying their stolen goods in the islands' countless coves and craters. The Spanish in particular were known for this, often referring to the mist shrouded islands as “Las Encantadas,” the bewitched islands. Where the pirates originally discovered these three idols remains a mystery to this day.
More information, as well as images of the other 2 recovered idols is forthcoming…
Made of polymer clay and hand painted with acrylics.
Stands 8.25 inches tall and is 3.5 inches wide.
PRIVATE COLLECTION
USA
