Post #727681 by Sunset Mike on Tue, Sep 16, 2014 8:29 PM

I can hear Roy Orbison singing. "It's Over"

An Excellant price, Sold. Purchaser called it a "Masterpiece"

work like this is a little like an affair. After it's over you wish it could have gone on just a little longer or taken it just a little farther than you had. And you're just a little sad while waiting for the next one

Sculpture
African Maori Man
Completely Hand Carved by
OLD FASHIONED METHOD
(No Machinery}
Size: 29 inches
Material: Giraffe Bone
(Cannon Foreleg, Giraffa camelopardalis)
Features:
• Feathered Royal Island Headress and beast plates (Maori, Maquesian, African)
• Maori Warrior Expression w/ African Influenced Facial features
• African/ Island Dancers leggings
• Tribal Loin cloth
Colors:
• Natural Bone
• Kola Nut (Nigerian)
• Golden Mahogany (Eyes)
Engraved Scrimshaw signature
• “ McCarty” (Sunset Mike)
“ DBT” (Don the Beachcomber,2014

This Sculpture has been carved from a single Giraffe bone by “Hand Method”. The Bone being African gave an inspiration for a Marriage of “Island” and “African” origins in this work. He carries features of both Maori and South African Character that are common to both cultures. The clothing and headdress are used in both regions as are the leggings and breastplates, The face is of a traditional Maori Style with “Afrikanesque” features and the piercing Proud stare of the Maori Warrior. He carries the styles observed in sculptures representing Kings, Holy Men, Warriors and Shamans of Both cultures.
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[ Edited by: Sunset Mike 2014-09-16 20:34 ]