Messenger of the Puul (1991) 

Curt Mattson

DESCRIPTION:   9½-foot high by 4½-foot by 4½-foot bronze sculpture of a Cahuilla shaman with an owl, mounted on an approx. 20-foot diameter base

This Mattson sculpture was dedicated April 25, 1992 and is surrounded by native vegitation and national and international flags.
DESCRIPTION FROM THE SMITHSONIAN:  "Full length male Cahuilla shaman stands on a round base.  The figure has long hair and wears a loincloth.  An owl, a guardian spirit who can predict future events, is perched on the figure's proper right shoulder.  The base is stamped with a design of 'xwalxwal,' the Cahuilla word for 'spider.' " Smisonian Art Inventories Catalog
LOCATION: southeast area of Civic Center Park, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, USA