The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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Dimensions
Image:
14.00" x 6.50"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
19.50" x 12.00"
Rovati III Framed Print
by Maria Rova
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Rovati III framed print by Maria Rova. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
One in a series of paintings on handmade Fijian barkcloth celebrating an ancient Fijian welcome tradition. Warriors returning from battle by canoe... more
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Artist's Description
One in a series of paintings on handmade Fijian barkcloth celebrating an ancient Fijian welcome tradition. Warriors returning from battle by canoe would be greeted on the shore by the young women from their village. The maidens, with finely braided locks as a proud mark of virginity, would be bearing gifts, including swathes of barkcloth and treasured whale�s teeth. A variation of this custom is still used today, to celebrate the arrival of a new plane, boat, or other significant acquisition. In modern times, the young women often carry bales of brightly coloured cloth, looped between them in a colourful and jolly procession.
About Maria Rova
The Fiji Islands are my home, and source of inspiration, as I use dyes, paint, barkcloth, sand, silk and cement to respond in my own creative way to the challenges, tension, and beauty of life in a developing Pacific island nation. Sea changes can have surprising effects: since leaving behind all that was familiar in my American/German upbringing, to build a life here in my husbands homeland two decades ago, my art has taken on dynamism of its own My work is awash with the intense, vibrant colors of the tropics, and my themes are often an exploration of Fijis stunning natural environment and rich cultural heritage. Traditional barkcloth crafted by women from my mother-in-laws island village often serves as my canvas. Steeped...
$99.00
Ukrainian Artists
Maria, congratulations on your sale of this amazing painting!
Gull G
“An art is a poem without words”💖 Congratulations on your recent sale of this amazing Work!
Veikko Suikkanen
Wonderful work Maria! L
Carlin Blahnik
Great action and composition. Love the colors too! L
Sharon Mau
Aloha .. it is lovely Maria, congratulations on your feature in Polynesian Connection :))
Tom Druin
wow fantastic ,super cool cloth. can i send that through a printer :)
Maria Rova replied:
It has been done - but don't expect your printer to last too long after the experience...!