Food Bowl: Frigate Bird with Shark
Melanesian, Solomon Islands, 20th c.
Wood w/ inlaid mother-of-pearl, 8 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. (22.54 x 23.5 x 71.8cm)
Seattle Art Museum 65.24
"A sequence of species in a food chain is commemorated in this bowl. In a season that lasts from November to April, fishermen watch for frigate birds, who follow schools of small bait fish and are signals that a school of bonito is coming. As the bonito and bait fish stir up whirlpools of frothy activity, sharks swarm behind and devour the residue. This vessel merges two species in their cycle of consumption and that serve humans in feasts."
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Christmas Island Frigate Bird
MER CRIMBUS
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now with bonus frigate bird
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doodling doodle world doodles 8: borbo line
i love this line sm yall have no idea...ITS A CUTE ROUND BIRB THAT EVOLVES INTO A COOL FUCKIGN FRIGATE!!!
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These here are a good example of alternative tags I've used for my art! I've gone with the tag @ Vulture Tuft as well as Aiden throughout the years. I used to go by the name Aiden, which is the name of the white, green, and blue cat/lynx at the very bottom.
The first image was an attempt at hybridizing a few animals together. The Komodo Dragon, Nyala, and Frigate bird! Mostly Nyala and Komodo dragon inspiration, it's worth practicing mixing more aspects of a third creature in the future.
Second image here is an old OC of mine who was going to be my YouTube persona, Lady Kapri! A kaprosuchus dragon hybrid. Her design has changed a lot, originally being silver with pink and yellow pinstripes.
And the final picture is of Aiden who is specifically Pestilence, holding Anemone flowers which is mostly due to their mild toxins. I couldn't actually find a good flower to symbolize illness and disease during the time of making this piece. He's within the same story as Kieran (My name's sake) and Vulture Tuft as well, all three of them being part of the Four Horsemen.
While I post some of my older art, you'll likely see multiple of these other tags I've used. I'm currently working on changing my current one to be more recognizable.
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BOTD: Magnificent Frigatebird
Photo: Peter Swaine
"Massive seabird of warm tropical oceans and coastlines. Overall black with extremely long, deeply forked tail and angular wings. Male completely black with inflatable red pouch on throat (not seen away from breeding colonies) and bluish eyering. Adult female has white chest and golden bar on shoulder. Young birds have white head and breast. Often soars for long periods and flies with slow wingbeats. Steals food from other seabirds. Surprisingly acrobatic during aerial chases despite its large size."
- eBird
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The Child's Picture Scrap Book. Containing Upwards of Four Hundred Illustrations by John Gilbert, J. D. Watson, Wolf, Coleman, etc. 1865.
Internet Archive
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