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Lady and the
Crane
10" x 21" double matted and framed in gunmetal
cast paper edition of 100
10 artist proofs
A long time ago, the
Hummingbird was in love with a beautiful woman. The crane was also in love with her.
The crane challenged the hummingbird to a race. The race would be around the
edge of the world. The hummingbird darted off confidant of his speed. That
night, as he roosted, the lumbering crane passed overhead. The following morning the
hummingbird caught up to the crane, who was catching his breakfast in a stream. The
hummingbird thought to himself " how can this be" as he continued. On the
following day when he caught up to the crane, he was fishing for lunch. On the third
day he was catching his supper. The fourth day the crane won the race. The beautiful
woman said, " I will not marry someone as ugly as you." So now the
Crane has to live alone and the hummingbird tends the flowers.
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Lady and
the Crane
$135 + $25 shipping
     
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Cycles - Native American Flute Music
R. Carlos Nakai
The Magic Hummingbird
This Hopi pourquoi tale
explains the cause of a great drought and the events that brought about its
end. In Oraibi, a drought-stricken village, two young children are
abandoned. To divert his thoughts from hunger, the boy makes a toy
hummingbird from a sunflower stalk. When his sister hurls it into the air,
it comes to life, first bringing the children food, then journeying to the
underworld to request rain from the fertility god, and finally reuniting the
youngsters with their parents. The full-color illustrations are both odd and
arresting. In form and layout they resemble the bold patterns of
Southwestern Indian artwork. However, the faces of the children and of
Muy'ingwa, the fertility god, have slits for eyes and mouths, giving them a
space-age look, as if they are wearing helmets. |
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