Art
Easter Island Rongorongo, Ceramic Sculpture by Marguerita Hagan
- Item Number
- 105
- Estimated Value
- 1000 USD
- Sold
- 400 USD to lp1f60c8b
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
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From Easter Island- Rapanui: Incised for Chanting Out
The ancient Easter Island glyphs carved on tablets share a mystical language. As rare as the few dozen incised wood planks, Rongorongo is one of a few independent languages in human history and is yet to be deciphered.
The unique system of characters are incised in shallow horizontal channels. The text is read from the bottom row, left to right.
Each line is reversed so one must turn the tablet 180º to chant to the next line. Although the literal translation is unknown, the spirited nature of the “chants” infuse the sculptures. Inheriting the ancestral Rongorongo mobility, the sculptures invert freely intovarious poses as they step from 2 to 3 dimension.
The mysterious carved organic tablets liken time capsules capturing a once diverse and abundant exchange between man and nature on this remote Pacific Island. The thriving Rapanui culture and its lush landscape fell to deforestation and devastation leaving a profound message and crucial restoration at work today.
Ceramic sculptures in white and those pit fired are unpredictably and uniquely painted 100% by the fumes and flame of their primitive outdoor firing.
Artist Marguerita Hagan
http://margueritachagan.com
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