Galleries : Undying Tales 2021 : UT 13 - Mao (bird)
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Original drawings: MAO - 6.5x6.5 inches $200.00 (sold)
Gymnomyza samoensis Status: Endangered, declining population endemic to Samoan Islands A Samoan creation story: Tagaloa, the chief of all the gods and creator, had a son named Tuli. As a bird, Tuli flew from the heavens to the world but all was sea, and at last he returned to Tagaloa and complained that there was no place for him to land and rest. There was no dry land. In response, his father threw a stone into the vast sea, and this became an island, the first land. With successive visits by Tuli to Tagaloa, earth, plants, and humans were brought about upon the world.
Size: 7 x 7 inches Detail closeups:
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