The staff top with the bird is heavy and if you are not careful it will fall causing the staff to break off at the bottom. Now that it is shorter it does stay up better.
I know you can find the cold cast staffs on line but I have not found a bronze replacement. If you did not know it was suppose to be longer you can not tell. The Storyteller shows love transcending age and linking one generation to the next. The Storyteller forges the vision of tomorrow with his stories and moral lessons of the past.VERY LARGE SCULPTURE AT 8.5 H x 17 L X 12W AND WEIGHTS OVER 40LBS. NOTES: Limited to a Worldwide edition of 650 pieces. Edition Closed The award winning "Storyteller", a masterwork of symbolism and unique design created by Thomas Blackshear is now produced in Legends ½ bronze, pewter, gold vermeil and hot acid patinas. The first in the series of the Ebony Visions Legends Edition.
Upon the retirement of the original sculpture from the Ebony Visions cold cast porcelain collection, Starlight Originals, creators of Legends fine art sculptures, was commissioned to produce a very exclusive limited edition of this piece in mixed media ½. Collectors of fine art will want to add this very special edition to their collection. The item "THOMAS BLACKSHEAR EBONY VISIONS THE STORYTELLER LEGENDS BRONZE STATUE 17 LONG" is in sale since Saturday, May 12, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Black Americana\Figures & Sculptures". The seller is "bystff" and is located in Myersville, Maryland.This item can be shipped to United States.