Tragedy of Surech

2023

18”x24”

$100.00

Printed on master's edition off-white archival museum-quality paper, this piece boasts an uncoated finish that enhances color depth and quality, offering a luxurious way to enjoy the artwork.

Note that these prints are luxury items made to order and can take 2 - 3 weeks to arrive.

Surech, renowned for her beauty, captured the attention of all in Palau. Only Tulei, a tall young warrior from Ngkeklau, had her heart. Despite their clandestine love meetings, Tulei's chief insisted on seeing Surech's famed face. Culturally, Tulei had to obey his chief, but Tulei knew he'd want her for himself once he saw Surech. In a heart-wrenching decision, Surech guided her lover to fulfill his chief's demand by presenting her severed head in a woven betel nut leaf basket. 

  • An image of the Cultural Center.
  • An image of the Cultural Center.
  • An image of the Cultural Center.