One Sacrum
- Acrylic
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78 x 54 cm
(30.71 x 21.26 in)
- Freeda Kingelin
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Available
‘One Sacrum’ | 2022 | by Freeda Kingelin
I am inspired by people around me, with the vibrations of pregnancy, birth, creation, as well as the magic of female/male unison.
This piece celebrates the energy of the Sacrum.
The word "sacrum", means "sacred" in Latin, and it lives on in English as the name for the bone at the base of the human spine and serves both male and female reproductive systems.
The Romans called the Sacrum bone the "os sacrum," as a direct translation from the older Greek hieron osteon, which translates to “sacred” or “holy.” It literally meant the "holy bone". The Sacrum was used in sacrificial rites and in protecting the genitalia - which in ancient times were considered sacred.
The Jews also held the belief that this bone held the nucleus for the resurrection of the human body, stemming from the ancient belief that the sacrum is exceptionally hard and resistant to decay or destruction.
In Ancient Egyptian Traditions, the sacrum bone was part of the backbone of Osiris (the God of the Underworld) which on account of its proximity to the sperm bag, was regarded as the most important part of his body,
Acrylics/mixed media on cotton paper (Paper Size 54X78cm)
- Subject Matter: Figurative
- Collections: Spiraliens