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Freeing the Wren

Wells, Meri
Freeing the Wren
Image: © Meri Wells/Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales
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A ceramic sculpture of a creature with a bull or horse-like head with horns and a rough-hewn mouth. The shoulders and torso have human proportions. The right arm is bent and holds a wren house, with it's gable-end door open and a small bird sitting on the top right. The torso of the piece has evenly pierced holes throughout the ceramic surface to create texture. The piece is inspired by the Hunting of the Wren - Hela'r Dryw, a Welsh folk treadition with consists of the hunt, capture and then parading of a wren.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 39766

Creation/Production

Wells, Meri
Role: Artist
Period: 2016

Measurements

Height (cm): 48
Width (cm): 28
Depth (cm): 21

Material

Stoneware

Location

In store
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  • Applied Art
  • Applied Art
  • Craft
  • Festivals And Celebrations
  • Fine Art
  • Sculpture

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