RARE PALAU MICRONESIA WOOD CARVED STORYBOARD \"A FISH BEARING TREE\" - NO RESERVE For Sale
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RARE PALAU MICRONESIA WOOD CARVED STORYBOARD \"A FISH BEARING TREE\" - NO RESERVE:
$318.13
THIS WEEK WE HAVE 18 FANTASTIC MICRONESIA STORYBOARDS!This is just 1 of 18 Micronesian Storyboards we have acquired from a fabulous Lanai, Hawaii estate!
Many of these storyboards are by renowned artists of this type. And all these listings start at just $1.00!
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RARE PALAU MICRONESIA WOOD CARVED STORYBOARD \"A FISH BEARING TREE\" - !
This fantastic storyboard is in the shape of afish and depicts on the most famous Micronesian stories, The Fish Bearing Tree of Ngibtal. It has a mother of pearl inlay eye and is quite excellently carved!
\"Mangidabrutkoel, a son of a solitary old woman who lived on Ngibtal island, magicallymade her mother\'s breadfruit tree continuously produce a mass of fish by cutting off its branch.When an envious villager chopped off the tree, water came out from the hole and brought thewhole island under the sea.\"
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- 49.5 x 11 x 1 inches
- 8 pounds 14 ounces
- About Micronesian Storyboards:\"Storyboards were introduced into Palau by a Japanese artist during theJapanese occupation of Palau and adapted by the islanders to record their own traditions.The stories that are told on the Palau storyboards are usually old Palauan legendsor alternatively legends from different islands especially Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.The people of Palau have long been both good story tellers and skilful in woodcarving. As a result, the practice of telling stories through woodcarvings or storyboards is a natural extension. The storyboards themselves can be made from several good hard woods that are grown on Palau. The first of these is ironwood, or dort as it is known in the Palauan language. This is the preferred kind of wood as it is both strong and long lasting. If ironwood cannot be obtained either because it is not available or too expensive, imported woods are occasionally used for storyboards.The construction of a storyboard may take some weeks to complete depending upon its size.When the construction of the storyboard is complete, it will be finished by painting it with different colours or alternatively it will be treated so that the wood retains its natural colours. Tourists tend to prefer the painted board however the storyboards that retain the natural shades of the wood appear most attractive. With these, the wood is finished using black and brown shoe polish which causes it to shine and retain the true shades of the wood.The stories that are told on the storyboards are usually old Palauan legends or alternatively legends from different islands especially Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.Palauan storyboards can be quite expensive by local standards and are usually purchased by tourists or high government officials and businessmen who are able to afford them.\"
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