Winter Solstice - Albuquerque, NM
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N 35° 06.688 W 106° 39.511
13S E 348856 N 3886662
A spiral piece at the Indian Cultural Center.
Waymark Code: WMTGQ0
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2016
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"Winter Solstice
David 0. Riley, Laguna Pueblo and Hopi 1997
"Winter Solstice" represents how we as Pueblo People determine the time of the winter solstice at which time ceremonies are planned resulting in various dances honoring animals. Jemez Pueblo historian Joe Sando suggests that Pueblo People saw in the winter solstice the rebirth of all life.
The spiral symbolizes the path of the sun and also resembles a helix representing the DNA of all life. It also symbolizes life experience. The "V" represents the Summer Solstice and the horizontal element . represents the continuation of family through the generations. David 0. Riley is from the Water Clan (Hopi) and the Parrot Clan (Laguna Pueblo). He was raised in Winslow, AZ at one of the Laguna Colonies. He studied engineering and architecture at the University of Arizona and graduated with a degree in Architecture and Planning from the University of New Mexico. The steel sculptures were originally dedicated on June 21, 1997 and were funded by monies from a silent auction of the Marguerite "Marty" Drum Estate.
In Memory Of Marguerite -Marty- Drum"
Title: Winter Solstice
Artist: David 0. Riley
Media (materials) used: Metal
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Indian Cultural Center
Date of creation or placement: 1997
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