Lifting Shanks

barren winter's day

Cast aluminum pattern painted white then scorched with oxyacetylene to make bluish tinge; safety glass; (4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).

Documentation: BerniO   1/6   30.0"H  x 20.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight:  44.0 lbs. +/-

Working name:  Cold Winter's Day

Tribal name:  Aimele   Southern Highlands Province, southwest corner; Mount Bosavi Area; Western Province  Lake Campbell area.

Artist name:  Barren Winter's Day

Conception number:  39 of estimated 810 PNG languages

Made number:  14 of 810

          no leaves on the trees

          vapor trails across the sky

          frozen ice puddles

hookwire

Cast silicon bronze pattern left unpatinated; partially polished front feet; galvanized barbed wire painted with silver paint and welded to bronze;( 4" unpainted mild steel H beam base not shown).

Documentation: BerniO   1/6   26.0"H x 20.0"W x 4.0"D

Weight: 43.0 lbs. +/-

Working Title:  Happy Valentines Day

Tribal name:  Ainbai  Sandaun Province, Vanimo district, south of Bewani station.

Artist name:  Hookwire

Conception number:  41 of estimated 810 PNG languages

Made number:  15 of 810

     Saint Valentine's Day

     It is heavy and real

     caution!  be careful