Mringa (The Deer)
Gourd, wood (oak & mountain laurel), paper clay, acrylics, metal leaf, embroidery thread & brass bell by Kristen Egan.
Sculpture size: 28 x 15 x 10 cm (11″ x 5.9” x 3.9″)
“Mringa”, is from the Sanskrit word for “deer”; in ancient India, the constellation Orion was considered to be 4 hunting dogs surrounding “The Deer”, which we call Orion’s Belt. There are 3 bells on the sculpture, like the 3 stars in Orion’s Belt.
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