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BENNU

Hollow Mahogany with Mahogany Rails + Tiger Maple Details

7'-4" Long - 21" Wide
2.75" Thickness

Tri Fins - FSC Removable

Meaning: The Bennu was the sacred bird of the ancient Egyptian Heliopolis. Bennu probably derives from the word weben, meaning "rise" or "shine." The Bennu was associated with the sun and represented the ba or soul of the sun god, Re. In the Late Period, the hieroglyph of the bird was used to represent this deity directly. As a symbol of the rising and setting sun, the Bennu was also the lord of the royal jubilee.

The Bennu was also associated with the inundation of the Nile and of the creation. Standing alone on isolated rocks of islands of high ground during the floods the heron represented the first life to appear on the primeval mound which rose from the watery chaos at the first creation. This mound was called the ben-ben. It was the Bennu bird's cry at the creation of the world that marked the beginning of time. The bennu thus was the got of time and its divisions -- hours, day, night, weeks and years.

The Bennu was also considered a manifestation of the resurrected Osiris and the bird was often shown perched in his sacred willow tree.

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NAUTILUS ~ I.O.

Hollow Maple with Birch Rails & Mahogany Inlay 'Infinite Opposites Insignia'

6'-8" Long - 18.5" Wide
1.75-2" Thickness
21.5 Liters

Pinta Fins - FSC Removable (2 sm, 3 lg)

Meaning: I.O. - Infinite Opposites, Insignia shown below on the top deck as a Mahogany Inlay. It represents 2 inverted Golden Spirals symbolizing Infinity on opposite spectrums, such as + and - each spiraling into infinity. This is a concept I've always appreciated and found throughout nature.

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