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Beardpullers (1999)
No. 3 in the Celtic Mandala Series - Limited edition print
Print matted 14” x 14”
Price: $45
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Beardpullers (1999)
No. 3 in the Celtic Mandala Series - Gold-leaf limited edition print
Gold-leaf print matted 14” x 14”
Price: $180
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For information
about the original painting, please contact Elantu's artist agent Lisa
Rhyne by E-mail at lisa@thedreammasters.org.
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Printed on acid-free McCoy Royal Silk paper with archival inks. Gold-leaf limited edition print has 23-K gold-leaf hand applied by Elantu. Individually signed and numbered by Elantu. Print release date 2002. |
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This original
knotwork design painting is a modern interpretation of the beardpuller motif.
Traditionally shown with only two figures, this design incorporates eight figures
intertwined and pulling on each other's beard and legs. The ancient Picts played games
of strength and endurance by squatting in a precariously balanced position and pulling
on each others beards. The loser lost his balance or yelled in pain. Incorporated as
part of the overall design are spirals, an art motif found in many examples of early
Celtic artwork. The blue key work on the bodies of the figures refer back to the ancient
Picts who used to dye their skin blue using Woad. The entire design is surrounded by a
patterning of dots, a traditional Celtic motif. This is the third mandala in the Celtic Mandala Series.
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