2010.54.2094

Invocation to Markut, the bird of heaven
n.d.
11.25 in HIGH x 11.25 in WIDE
(28.57 cm HIGH x 28.57 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.2094

Bottom edge has "Drawing by Amy Sillman/ Poem by the Altaic Indians."

Poster is printed in light tan paper with brown text and images. Along the bottom are two figures that have lion like bodies with large wings and human like heads and breasts. Above is a poem. It reads, "Invoaction to Markut, the bird of heaven/ This bird of heavenwho keeps five shapes and powerful brass claws (the moon has copper claws the moon's beak is made of ice) whose wings are powerful and striked the sir whose tall is power and a heave wind Markus whose left wing hides the moon whose right wing hides the sun who never gets lost who flies past that - place nothing tires her who comes toward this - place in my hose I listen for her singing I wait the game begins falling pasy my right eye landing here on my right shoulder markut is the mother of five eagles."
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