HERMIT CRAB , BERNARD L´ERMITE , CARANGUEIJO ERMITÃO

 

                                                                          

                                                                 HERMIT   CRAB , BERNARD L´ERMITE,

                                                                          CARANGUEIJO ERMITÃO

                                                      RECYCLED  CARDBOARD PAPERS, ACRILIC PAINTS

 

                                                                 H  8 CM  x   L  15 CM  x   W  12 CM

PEIXE BOI , MANATEE

PEIXE BOI
MANATEE

SOLID CARDBOARD PAPER
ACRILIC PAINT

THE SCULPTURE IS FREE ON THIS BASE
HE CAN REST ON A TABLE,
IN MANY DIFFERENT POSITIONS



 

IN 1560 JESUIT PRIEST JOSÉ DE ANCHIETA FIRST SAW A MANATEE,
KNOWN IN BRAZIL AS '' PEIXE BOI '',
SURPRISED, HE COMPARED HIM TO AN ELEPHANT,
TODAY SCIENCE KNOWS THEY SHARE THE SAME ANCESTORS.
 THE PEIXE BOI IS A HIGH RISK ENDANGERED SPECIES,
THEY ARE GENTLE, CALM, AND GRAZE LIKE CATTLE,

THIS SCULPTURE MEASURING 53 cm in LENGHT.