Yan tan Tethera

Screenprint – unmounted, unframed

Paper size: 420mm x 300mm

Edition size: 35

Based on the traditional British sheep counting system of Yan Tan Tethera. A base-five counting system, it is ultimately derived from Brythonic celtic and was once prevalent throughout the Kingdom, especially in Wales and northern England.

There are many regional variations - what Paul has shown here is cobbled together from several traditions - namely that used in the Derbyshire Dales, Lincolnshire, Tong valley and Teesdale.