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Amerzone - The explorer's Legacy - Ovo-Volahos Mechanical Bird Totem

Thanks to the forces of the water, finely carved wooden white bird figures come to life and flap their wings majestically evoking a mobile in perpetual motion.

Thanks to the forces of the water, finely carved wooden white bird figures come to life and flap their wings majestically evoking a mobile in perpetual motion.

The rotating system of the totem activates a belt circuit to the birds. In this sequence of movements, a wooden mechanical system lowers ans raises the bird's chest, allowing it to flap its wings.

In the Ovo-Volahos village, is a fascinating hydraulic construction that emboding both indigenous tradition and modern ingeniery. Designed by the villagers, this totem pole is connected to the river by a complex system of rustic wooden mechanisms.

In the Ovo-Volahos village, is a fascinating hydraulic construction that emboding both indigenous tradition and modern ingeniery. Designed by the villagers, this totem pole is connected to the river by a complex system of rustic wooden mechanisms.

The birds turn more or less quickly around the totem pole thanks to different wooden wheels of different diameters.

Technical drawings made for the design of the Ovo-Volahos Mechanical Bird Totem for the Amerzone : The explorer's Legacy.

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