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Mixed-media sculptural work comprising a roughly oblong piece of worm-eaten wood onto which are mounted bird bones (most of a skeleton, two separate legs and part of a spine) fixed with thread and pins and a small corroded metal cross fixed with thread, map details and inscriptions in ink, numerous nail and worm holes, the whole mounted in a glazed shallow wooden box with a hinged lid. Separate wooden crate.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51853
Acquisition
Gift, 19/12/2023
Given by the estate of Rozanne Hawksley through the Contemporary Art Society for Wales
Measurements
Height
(cm): 7.5
Width
(cm): 64
Depth
(cm): 29
Techniques
mixed media
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
wood
bone
thread
pins
ink
glass
brass
Location
In store
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