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Fe'e
SKU:
300_FEE
NZ$399.99
NZ$399.99
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Samoan Octopus wooden wall art.
Dimensions W: 300mm, H: 300mm, D: 18mm
Weight: 1.00kg
Material: V-Carved MDF, Coloured Pencil, Black Wood Stain, Spray Varnish, Hanging Wire
Limited to: 13
Your unique limited edition art piece
Roy McDougall makes your exclusive signed art piece
We ship for $25 within NZ and from $50 internationally
Your artwork arrives ready to hang.
This Artwork is Not Weatherproof
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The Fe'e Story:
The Fe'e (Samoan Octopus) is a cephalopod and symbolises the connection between all of the Pacific Islands and is also a powerful War God in Samoan myth. Fe’e lives mostly under the sea in a palace, but he also had a temple on Samoa surrounded by 20 pillars made from single stone blocks 13 feet high. It is empty now, so he might have retired, although he may still create thunderstorms just to keep his tentacles active. Thunder over land is seen as a very bad omen. But thunder out at sea is fabulous.
Fe'e in this artwork protects itself with its 8 tentacles and stares ahead with piercing yellow eyes. The head, body and tentacles are marked using the patterns of the Nautilus Shell (another member of the cephalopod family) and is coloured Royal blues and purples with black stained linework inside a sea-green circle and on a stained wood background.
The Octopus
The Octopus (fe'e, feke, heke or 'eke) is the most important animal of the Polynesian myth of the world creation and the symbol of the link that unites all the Polynesian islands. Its Polynesian name is symbolically found in the words designating the canoe and the journey. As for its 8 tentacles, they symbolize the 8 routes connecting all the islands of Polynesia to Raiatea (Tahiti).
The Fe'e, was one of the most powerful gods of the ancient Samoans. The Fe'e was the war god of the A'ana district of Samoa, the Vaimauga district, or at least that part of it which was under the jurisdiction of the Alo o Sina, Seumanutafa and To'omalatai, the two leading chiefs of Apia.
One of the most elaborate festivals called Ole Tapu o le Fe'e, was held in honour of the Fe'e, it was held for two weeks in May and attracted people from all parts of Samoa who joined the celebrants in sports, feasting, dancing and singing. This was followed by a similar festival and activities for the war god of the Atua district, also lasting two weeks, and called O le Amoamosa o Tupua Le Gase. This word means the sacred gift to the god that never dies, and no wonder because it actually refers to the planet Jupiter.
Creating the Fe'e
I created the Fe'e design in Auckland, starting with a digital illustration, then bringing the illustration into my CNC Program where I design the cutting paths. From the paths I generate the g-code or CNC cutting code ready for the carving process. The material is loaded on the CNC machine and the piece is carved in around an hour. The carved art piece is then inspected, sanded, coloured, varnished and finally a hanging wire installed.
As you can see to create this sculpted piece there are many processes involved making it a truly special and bespoke item.
Packaging:
The item will be packaged with bubble wrapping inside a cardboard outer box.
Delivery:
The item will be couriered to your chosen destination. Courier and Shipping times TBC
The Fe'e (Samoan Octopus) is a cephalopod and symbolises the connection between all of the Pacific Islands and is also a powerful War God in Samoan myth. Fe’e lives mostly under the sea in a palace, but he also had a temple on Samoa surrounded by 20 pillars made from single stone blocks 13 feet high. It is empty now, so he might have retired, although he may still create thunderstorms just to keep his tentacles active. Thunder over land is seen as a very bad omen. But thunder out at sea is fabulous.
Fe'e in this artwork protects itself with its 8 tentacles and stares ahead with piercing yellow eyes. The head, body and tentacles are marked using the patterns of the Nautilus Shell (another member of the cephalopod family) and is coloured Royal blues and purples with black stained linework inside a sea-green circle and on a stained wood background.
The Octopus
The Octopus (fe'e, feke, heke or 'eke) is the most important animal of the Polynesian myth of the world creation and the symbol of the link that unites all the Polynesian islands. Its Polynesian name is symbolically found in the words designating the canoe and the journey. As for its 8 tentacles, they symbolize the 8 routes connecting all the islands of Polynesia to Raiatea (Tahiti).
The Fe'e, was one of the most powerful gods of the ancient Samoans. The Fe'e was the war god of the A'ana district of Samoa, the Vaimauga district, or at least that part of it which was under the jurisdiction of the Alo o Sina, Seumanutafa and To'omalatai, the two leading chiefs of Apia.
One of the most elaborate festivals called Ole Tapu o le Fe'e, was held in honour of the Fe'e, it was held for two weeks in May and attracted people from all parts of Samoa who joined the celebrants in sports, feasting, dancing and singing. This was followed by a similar festival and activities for the war god of the Atua district, also lasting two weeks, and called O le Amoamosa o Tupua Le Gase. This word means the sacred gift to the god that never dies, and no wonder because it actually refers to the planet Jupiter.
Creating the Fe'e
I created the Fe'e design in Auckland, starting with a digital illustration, then bringing the illustration into my CNC Program where I design the cutting paths. From the paths I generate the g-code or CNC cutting code ready for the carving process. The material is loaded on the CNC machine and the piece is carved in around an hour. The carved art piece is then inspected, sanded, coloured, varnished and finally a hanging wire installed.
As you can see to create this sculpted piece there are many processes involved making it a truly special and bespoke item.
Packaging:
The item will be packaged with bubble wrapping inside a cardboard outer box.
Delivery:
The item will be couriered to your chosen destination. Courier and Shipping times TBC