Stylised Canje Pheasant

One of ten greetings cards of different Amerindian imagery, in plastic wrapping with an envelope. The card has a picture of a stylised bird standing on one leg, with an elaborate crest and neck decoration and a tail of three large feathers. The bird is decorated with brightly coloured patterns. In the bottom left of the picture are the artist's initials in the form of @ and '98. The card is made of cream-coloured, lightly ridged, thick paper with rough edges, folded in half along a vertical axis with a picture on the front. The envelope is also cream coloured and both are sealed in a plastic bag or sleeve. On the back of the card, ''Stylised Canje Pheasant' Correia Guyana 2002' is printed or written.

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