The species was named Paradisaea apoda, or "legless bird of paradise", because people believed they were missing those key body parts. The birds were thought to be rather mythical creatures, floating in the atmosphere by their plumage, females laying eggs on the males back, and only touching earth to die.
I have attached some progress photos of how I made the piece
color-reduction woodcut
image size 24” x 24.5”
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