Lovingly and meticulously painted, with ink, ink and watercolor pencils, format 86 x 60 cm, a commissioned work that corresponds to the artist's interests. The motif is the Iroquois mother goddess AWEHAI (with embryo), who falls from the sky onto a sea turtle, slowed down by plants and birds. The Iroquois are an indigenous people in the southeast of the USA, the society was matrilineal. The clans were referred to with animal names, e.g. Bear or Turtle Clan. One of the mythological variants of the Indians of North America is the "daughter of a chief of heaven" called ATAENTSIC. In the corresponding one Legend says "the turtle emerges from the primordial sea for world development" (see also book "The Secret of the Turtle" by A. Lauterwasser, page 99, bibliography with 4 sources). Two other paintings by her are entitled "White Buffalo Calf Woman Brings the Peace Pipe to the Indians" and "Bear and Wolf Released for Shooting" (although without a turtle motif). [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Art from outsiders   |   Material: Papier   |   Country of origin: Bavaria, Germany   |   Artist: Elfriede Roll | Similar pieces