African Abstract Totem Figure — Original Batik on Paper

Sinuous, totemic, and alive with symbolic energy — this original batik on paper is a tall, narrow-format abstract composition of a single intertwined figure rising from base to crown, rendered in bold deep black outlines with intricate hand-drawn pattern details against a shimmering hand-dyed background of pink, yellow, green, and white. The composition is a single continuous flowing form — two bold dark lines twist and interweave around each other from the base of the composition upward like a double helix or DNA strand, their interiors filled with the artist's signature pattern marks: bold concentric spiral motifs, bold zigzag chevron bands, and fine parallel line textures in deep teal and black. At three points along the rising form, bold circle orb forms emerge — a small round head form at the lower left with a bold cross-hatch texture; a larger glowing circle at the centre with a bold yellow-green concentric ring; and at the very top, a wide shallow bowl form with bold oval dot marks around its rim and a bold zigzag band — suggesting a vessel being carried or offered. The background is a glorious hand-dyed field of crackled batik texture in soft pink, yellow, green, and white — the characteristic crackle lines of the wax-resist process creating a luminous, energetic surface. Presented in a tall black frame with wide white mount. A work of great formal elegance and deep symbolic resonance.

Details

• Original one-of-a-kind artwork — not a print or reproduction
• Batik on paper — traditional wax-resist hand-dyeing technique
• Subject: abstract intertwined totem figure with vessel crown
• Luminous palette — pink, yellow, green, white & deep black
• Classic batik crackle texture throughout the background
• Presented in tall black frame with wide white mount (included)
• Ready to hang — a perfect statement piece or collector's artwork

Dimensions

• Framed: 20 inches (height) × 10 inches (width)
• Unframed: 12 inches (height) × 4 inches (width)