Siren Song
Price: $65
Animal: Manatees
Artist: Peter Calvesbert
Made In: England
Edition Size: 5000
Carving Date: 2002
Release Date: 10/22/2002
In Store Date: 2/1/2003
Dimensions (Inches): 3.5 x 1.9 x 2.6
S e c r e t s:
A family of manatees find some aquatic plants for lunch, despite the pollution that threatens their habitat. Along with the bottles and cans is a boat propeller, representing one of the greatest dangers to these slow-moving animals: speed boats. The top manatee bears the scars of such an encounter. V.V. inscribed on a rock stands for Victorian Village, a U.S. House of Lords dealer who took Peter Calvesbert to the Lowry Park Zoo to visit the manatees during his 2002 tour. The signature mouse peeks out from a fore-flipper (be careful not to confuse him with the fish!). The interior of the Version One shows a baby manatee. The Version Two interior shows a manatee shaving its short, stiff bristles.
