Asi Gonia Exhibition Girl at the mountain shearing
AU$ 95.88
oint rituals June shearing
There is a hierarchy of rituals, which progressively unite larger groups of people in common purpose. Among the rituals involving more than one family is that of sheep shearing, which takes place in early June. It is a minor festival sometimes attended by the priest to bless the shepherds and their flocks. Before dawn on a day agreed upon by the ‘fold,’ a group of relatives ascends the mountain to the pastures. Several families work together to round up the sheep into temporary pens. The sheep are milked, one at a time, set free and rounded up again to be shorn. Women gather the wool and pack it in baskets or sacks. Afterwards two rams are slaughtered, one for the shearing feast and one for distribution among helpers. Women prepare huge bowls of boiled rice, mutton fat and boiled meat, and the whole company sits down for a long meal during which villager and guests sing mantinadhes and rizitika. The singing continues on the sunset return. Product features - Two paper choices: fine art (310 gsm) or semi-gloss photo paper (260 gsm) - Matte black 100% pinewood frame with brown paper backing and shatter-proof plexiglass - Pre-installed top hanging hardware plus rubber bumpers to protect walls and keep print level - Available in 10 sizes with horizontal and vertical orientations - Vibrant, high-fidelity color reproduction using modern printing techniquesCare instructions - Clean framed prints with a slightly wet cloth when necessary.
There is a hierarchy of rituals, which progressively unite larger groups of people in common purpose. Among the rituals involving more than one family is that of sheep shearing, which takes place in early June. It is a minor festival sometimes attended by the priest to bless the shepherds and their flocks. Before dawn on a day agreed upon by the ‘fold,’ a group of relatives ascends the mountain to the pastures. Several families work together to round up the sheep into temporary pens. The sheep are milked, one at a time, set free and rounded up again to be shorn. Women gather the wool and pack it in baskets or sacks. Afterwards two rams are slaughtered, one for the shearing feast and one for distribution among helpers. Women prepare huge bowls of boiled rice, mutton fat and boiled meat, and the whole company sits down for a long meal during which villager and guests sing mantinadhes and rizitika. The singing continues on the sunset return. Product features - Two paper choices: fine art (310 gsm) or semi-gloss photo paper (260 gsm) - Matte black 100% pinewood frame with brown paper backing and shatter-proof plexiglass - Pre-installed top hanging hardware plus rubber bumpers to protect walls and keep print level - Available in 10 sizes with horizontal and vertical orientations - Vibrant, high-fidelity color reproduction using modern printing techniquesCare instructions - Clean framed prints with a slightly wet cloth when necessary.
