What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
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An early work by renowned artist Grayson Perry, featuring a perfume bottle and four stoppers.
The perfume bottle is an early work by Grayson Perry, dating from 1985, only a few years after he began working with clay. Grayson started out as a ceramist before expanding into other applied media.
The outside of the bottle features poppy designs and the phrase “Reminiscence/ Perfume of the Mistresses” in French.
The bottle is accompanied by four stoppers, including one shaped like the Arum Lily berry, a winged skull (a nod to Harley Davidson and bike culture), and the heads of Queen Elizabeth I and a Chinese Empress.
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!