Vik Prjonsdottir

The Sealpelt - Green

Textile Vik Prjonsdottir
Design: Vík Prjónsóttir

Preise inkl. 19 % USt, exkl. Versandkosten.
Sendungen außerhalb EU sind 15,96% günstiger.

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In the Icelandic myths, seals are believed to be condemned by humans. One ancient story from the south of Iceland is about a farmet who early one morning finds a sealpelt lying on the beach. In a cave nearby, he hears vioces and music. He takes the sealpelt home and hides it in a woodenchest. Few days later he returns to the beach and finds a crying, naked, young woman sitting on a rock. He brings her to his house where she stays, but he never tells her about the pelt. As time goes by they get married and have children. But the young woman is restless and often stares quietly out of the window at the ocean. One day when the farmer goes fishing, his wife accidentally finds the key of the chest, opens it and discovers the missing pelt. She takes leave of her children, puts the pelt on and before she dives into the ocean she says: “ I am vary anxious, with seven children on land an seven in the sea.” She never comes back but the farmer misses her terribly. Later when he goes fishing there often is a seal near his boat and its eyes are filled with tears. It is said that the farmer becomes a very lucky fisherman. And when his children play at the beach there often is a seal swimming close to land. Sometimes it brings them beautiful stones and colorful fishes. But their mother never returned.

The Sealpelt: designed by Vík Prjónsdóttir.
100% Icelandic wool
various clour combinations
Size 78,74 x 52,75 inch / 200 x 134 cm.
Photography by Gulli Már.©The Reykjavík Grapevine & Marino Thorlacius

Some general informations on products by Vík Prjónsdóttir: Please be aware, that in some cases delivery time can take up to four weeks, as some of the products will be produced on demand in Iceland! But most products are in stock, so we can deliver them promptly. After you ordered, we will let you know about the delivery time as soon as possible. In case you need to know before ordering, please write an email to: info@anost.net

Vik Prjonsdottir

The Sealpelt - Green

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