Double Skull Cuff - Hinged / Black or Silver Lions Acrylic on canvas

Acrylic on canvas

It is a State Heritage site and many of the buildings from the boom years of gold mining remain intact

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In this sculpture

This costume - of an Elk Dreamer - was particularly fascinating to me because it strongly resembles the paintings of shamans found in the ancient rock paintings in Europe - confirming further the universality of the desire and attempt to achieve a spiritual connection with Animal Spirits

Double Skull Cuff - Hinged / Black or Silver Lions Acrylic on canvasThe root at the beginning; the skull at the end The Skull is one of the oldest and most powerful of all symbols. It represents death and mortality. Sorcerers would often use skulls as a tool to gain spiritual powers. They can also symbolise strength, power, fearlessness, wisdom and guidance, overcoming death, surviving through a difficult time, or even immortality. All cuffs feature the Willow tree bark, a symbol for magic, healing, fulfilling the