EditorialFragment, Medium: silk embroidery on linen foundation Technique: embroidered in running, stem, satin and chain stitches on plain weave foundation, Two birds with wattles and dome-like shapes on their heads in faded pastel colors., Greece, 17th18th cent...
EditorialCrax urumutum, Print, Crax is a genus of curassows in the order Galliformes, a clade of large, heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds. They are known from tropical South America with one species, the great curassow, ranging northwards through Central Ameri...
EditorialLantern Slide - Lady with Wattle, Victoria, pre 1921, This image was taken by Archibald James Campbell and used on page 37 in his book 'Golden Wattle: Our National Floral Emblem' which he published in 1921. The frontispiece of the book declares it is a...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of a rooster, Late Hellenistic, 2nd?1st century B.C. (?), Greek, Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Terracottas, The figurine is mold-made in two molds and is hollow. There is a small vent underneath the body. It ha...
EditorialPhotograph - 'Golden Wattles', Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, circa 1890, Black and white photograph taken by A.J. Campbell in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, circa 1890. Scene of a young girl standing beneath a flowering wattle. She has long fair hair an...
EditorialCrax urumutum, Print, Crax is a genus of curassows in the order Galliformes, a clade of large, heavy-bodied, ground-feeding birds. They are known from tropical South America with one species, the great curassow, ranging northwards through Central Ameri...
EditorialGymnoderus foetidus, Print, The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Gymnoderus. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest, especially near rivers. It is relatively com...
EditorialCallaeas cinerea, Print, The South Island kokako (Callaeas cinereus) is a possibly extinct forest bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Unlike its close relative the North Island kokako it has largely orange wattles, with only a small patch ...
EditorialGymnoderus foetidus, Print, The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Gymnoderus. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest, especially near rivers. It is relatively com...
EditorialCallaeas cinerea, Print, The South Island kokako (Callaeas cinereus) is a possibly extinct forest bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Unlike its close relative the North Island kokako it has largely orange wattles, with only a small patch ...
EditorialCrax globulosa, Print, The wattled curassow (Crax globulosa) is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the curassows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests in the western Amazon basin in South America. Males have black plumage,...
EditorialGymnoderus foetidus, Print, The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Gymnoderus. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest, especially near rivers. It is relatively com...
EditorialPenelope purpurascens, Print, The crested guan (Penelope purpurascens) is a member of an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae, which are related to the Australasian mound builders. It is found in the Neotropics, in lowlands forests ranging fro...
EditorialGymnoderus foetidus, Print, The bare-necked fruitcrow (Gymnoderus foetidus) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae. It is the only member of the genus Gymnoderus. It is found in the Amazon Rainforest, especially near rivers. It is relatively com...
EditorialCrax carunculata, Print, The wattled curassow (Crax globulosa) is a threatened member of the family Cracidae, the curassows, guans, and chachalacas. It is found in remote rainforests in the western Amazon basin in South America. Males have black plumag...
EditorialAnthochaera carunculata, Print, The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At 33?37 cm in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with red ...
EditorialAnthochaera carunculata, Print, The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At 33?37 cm in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with red ...
EditorialAnthochaera carunculata, Print, The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At 33?37 cm in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with red ...
EditorialTerracotta statuette of a rooster, Late Hellenistic, 2nd?1st century B.C. (?), Greek, Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Terracottas, The figurine is mold-made in two molds and is hollow. There is a small vent underneath the body. It ha...
EditorialMaking wattle fences, around 1450-1499. In the foreground wattles are being cut and used to make a fence; in the middle ground, trees are being tended; in the distance, fields are being ploughed. From Piero de Crescenzi's treatise on agriculture, writt...