"Tequski' wa Suwa" (Bear & Child) - San Luis Obispo, CA
N 35° 16.833 W 120° 39.820
10S E 712483 N 3906658
This sculpture is located in the Plaza of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Telosa, near the steps to the mission.
Waymark Code: WM8ZTK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/06/2010
Views: 6
"Tequski' wa Suwa" (Bear & Child)
Bronze, 1988
Plaza of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Telosa
San Luis Obispo, California
"Tequski' wa suwa" is a Chumash phrase, in the dialect of the people
who lived near the misison. It means "bear and child".
Artist Paula Zima: “My intention in creating the piece is to honor the two major life forms of the region, before the influx of the European culture, the indigenous Chumash people and the Grizzly Bear.”
Paula Zima's works include, sculpture and paintings, public sculptures, drawings, hand-colored etchings and commercial illustration. She lives near Santa Fe, New Mexico
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