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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
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
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