Mother Earth - Lewiston, ID
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saopaulo1
N 46° 25.465 W 117° 02.028
11T E 497402 N 5141205
A sculpture in Mother Earth in Lewiston, ID.
Waymark Code: WMVY65
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2017
Views: 4
The sculpture shows a native American woman kneeling in front of a stream (the fountain) She's wearing a traditional native American dress. The back of the sculpture is inscribed with: "Tsceminicum - The Nez Perce Indian word meaning meeting of the waters. Historically the name for this confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. This sculpture by Nancy N Dreher. Commisioned by the US Army Corps of Engineers interprets Indian mythology with its symbolic Earth Mother at the headwatersof these rivers. Represented are the native wildlife of the area presided over by the coyote -- most important fiiure in Nez Perce Legends."
Time Period: Ancient
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
Approximate Date of Epic Period: Not listed
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