~ Opposites Attract ~
Original Carving Date: 2004 - Release Date: 3/15/2005
Fixed Edition - Edition Size: 1500
Artist: David Lawrence - Made in UK
We are all familiar with Aesop’s fable where the brash,
overconfident hare loses to the slow and steady tortoise. In this box figurine,
carver David Lawrence depicts the hare lounging atop the tortoise.
Is the hare really that nervy, or have the two racers decided
that friendship outpaces competition? Interestingly, in certain cultures such as
the Cherokee, Zambian and Korean, the tortoise is depicted as a sly and
cunning trickster. Regardless of the personalities, all of these fables are meant
to teach us humans important life lessons. The clock,
carved into the interior, reminds us that we’d better get wise sooner
than later. 131 carved into the lid lip signifies that
this is carver David Lawrence’s 131st HK box figurine. 2.5" wide, 1.7" long and 1.9" high.
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