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This whale is my own design and was inspired by
images of the killer whale from Haida art in
north western Canada. It is my humble tribute to
that great Haida Artist Bill
Reid. Celtic art
is essentially tribal in that it is filled with
symbols that have particular cultural
significance to the people of the 'tribe'. In the
modern world, where traditional tribal
affiliations are cut, and particularly in North
America where family roots are often hidden in a
distant place and past, this connection with
others is increasingly important.
It
seems that whales were also revered in the Celtic
culture. They were one of the 'Three Royal Fish
of Britain' (from the Welsh
Triads) along with the porpoise and
the sturgeon. Of course we know that whales and
porpoises are not fish - but early biology simply
classified all that lived in the sea as 'fish'.
In medieval 'biology', enshrined in the
bestiaries, whales were called 'Leviathan' where it
was described as a fire-breathing,
smoke-snorting, stone-hearted sea monster.
All
brooches can also be ordered as necklaces
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Colours: Transparent Black/Prussian Blue and
Opalescent white
Size: 3"h x 1"w
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