Tsceminicum - 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: WMVY68
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2017
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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. Commissioned by the US Army Corps of Engineers interprets Indian mythology with its symbolic Earth Mother at the headwaters of these rivers. Represented are the native wildlife of the area presided over by the coyote -- most important figure in Nez Perce Legends."
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Tsceminicum
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Nancy N Dreher
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: NA
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Lewis and Clark Center
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