Eagle Dancer Bear - Cherokee, NC
Posted by: vhasler
N 35° 29.053 W 083° 18.948
17S E 289913 N 3929208
Part of the Cherokee Bears Project - across the street from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Waymark Code: WM98K2
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/14/2010
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Similar to other painted animal projects around the country (example: bulls in Chicago), Cherokee has adopted bears as their theme.
"The idea for the Bears Project started in 2005 as Cherokee wanted to showcase the variety of talented artists within the Qualla Boundary. A committee researched several ideas prior to selecting a bear theme as they wished to produce something that would be culturally significant. Bears are a large part of the Cherokee culture and it is believed the Bear Clan may have at one time been an eighth clan. The culture currently recognizes the Seven Clan Spirits Bird, Blue, Deer, Hair, Paint, Wild Potato, and Wolf. link
This bear is located across the main street from the Cherokee museum.