{"product_id":"man-o-war","title":"Man o' War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue. Purple. Drifting. Dangerous. Magnificent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Portuguese Man o' War — \u003cem\u003ePhysalia physalis\u003c\/em\u003e — one of the ocean's most extraordinary and misunderstood creatures. Not a jellyfish, despite appearances, but a siphonophore — a colonial organism made up of thousands of individual animals working together as one. Each one incapable of surviving alone. Together, something that has no equal in the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gas-filled float — the pneumatophore — sits at the surface, iridescent blue shading into deep purple, catching the wind like a sail. It is from this that the creature takes its name: the Portuguese Man o' War, the warship of the open ocean, going wherever the wind and current take it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one came in on a big East roll at Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island\/Rakiura — the East swell doing what it always does, bringing the open ocean to the shore. A Man o' War on the beach is always a moment. Beautiful and untouchable. A visitor from deep water, carried all the way to the foreshore by the same direction that brings first light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented as though still floating — the blue and purple of the float luminous, the tentacles trailing — this piece brings the open ocean into your space. Wild, electric, and unlike anything else on your walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFits beautifully in a living room, a study, or anywhere that welcomes something genuinely wild.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're bringing home:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum-quality, fade-resistant print — the electric blue and purple, faithfully preserved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1.25″ thick poly-cotton blend canvas (344 g\/m²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMounting brackets included — ready to hang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA2 — 16″×24″ (40.6 × 61 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant the original?\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-signed editions (NZ$360–NZ$900) are available exclusively at our Stewart Island gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake a little piece of the island home.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsland steady. World ready.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn compliance with the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), this product is manufactured by EASTERLY LIMITED (hello@easterly.kiwi | 6 Petersons Hill Road, 9818, Stewart Island, New Zealand) and represented in the EU by SINDEN VENTURES LIMITED (Markou Evgenikou 11, Mesa Geitonia, 4002, Limassol, Cyprus | gpsr@sindenventures.com). All consumer products meet EU safety standards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rakiura Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45332241678390,"sku":"8688558_19303","price":150.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/7358\/2134\/files\/canvas-_in_-16x24-front-69db32d1d57a5.jpg?v=1775973078","url":"https:\/\/www.easterly.kiwi\/products\/man-o-war","provider":"EASTERLY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}