Symbolic
Recurrences My
interest is Iconography, Icons of all forms; however, a particular symbol has
taken my fancy for the past twenty years. I have deciphered runes from several
places in the Middle East, Turkey, Palestine and Iraq, all similar in form. These
sites point to the meaning of this odd form. The best translation from the tablets
and glyphs is Conundrum. I have come to this conclusion skeptically at first but
with repeated similarities, I can only conclude the rightness of my finding. The
meaning of this symbol remains enigmatic but persistent. Ephima
Morphew | From the Ephima Morphew Collection
conundrum rocking horse plaything of Jane and Jamie wood, 24"X37"
carved by Gerald Stubblefield |
Note: I feel it important to state that connections between Ephima's work in
Agri Daghi, Turkey and her early work in collecting curiosities have deep and
profound ties. These connections have been recorded in obscure illustrations and
texts for the past three millennia. The fact that there has been little published
research on this subject seems to have its root in the structure of social order
and prevalent belief systems for the preservation of that order. GOK . |
Conundrum as plaything A childhood toy
of:Jane and Jamie (1947-1964) Siamese twins with complex attachments.
Their father Gerald Stubblefield was a woodworker and handy man, their mother
(Twila) was a domestic. They lived in Sweethome, Oregon. In 1952, the children,
billed as Satan's Child, were given up to the Circus to help support
their father, who was badly injured in a mill accident, and their tuberculin
mother. The children toured the world and received considerable attention
among connoisseurs of curiosity; astride their toy pony they inspired
a sense of wonder. They were in particular demand on the Continent. Wunderkind:
Jane and Jamie never married and remained inseparable for the rest of
their lives. They died on October 12th of 1964 in Vienna, Austria while
attempting to board a street car. From: the Ephima Morphew Collection
Curated by: M. Lee Randles SCARI Serene Cultural Alliance Institute |