2005

 

David Traub

Wanganui, NZ

Shaman Stick (grey/blue)

Shaman Stick (blue/black)

Shaman Stick (grey/blue)

Blown and assembled glass with wood, steel and cotton

64.5 H x 9 W x 9 D cm

Shaman Stick (blue/black)

Blown and assembled glass with wood, steel and cotton

66 H x 9 W x 9 D cm

The Series "Shamen Sticks" has evolved from the primordial belief that a magic wand holds significant energy.
This imagery is combined with origins in the bush toys of the Australian Aboriginal.

The objects, made in glass, present a conflict between the fragility and tension of the material and its perceived ritualistic intent.