Vertical Honu #11
Original Stone Carving by Guy Junker
Stone 12" tall x 6" wide

$275
SOLD

This Petroglyph is carved on natural slate and includes bamboo and hemp wall hanger. The design is carved into the surface of the stone and darkened with pigments.  The stone used in this carving is Golden Ray Chinese Quartzite.  It has a light surface texture and warm taupe and golden coloring.

Petroglyph is a word that comes from the Greek words, "petros", for rock and 'glyphen", to carve. Literally, petroglyphs are rock carvings. The ancient Hawaiians called them ki'i pohaku or stone images.

Traditionally the Honu or Sea Turtle was an ancestral guardian for the ancient Hawaiian family. The honu connects us with our past as they are symbols of longevity and the ultimate navigators who return to the sands of their birth. They are the link between the old and the new.