PublicArtChattanooga
Warrior Birds by Gary Allen
glazed ceramic
Installed: 2005
Location: The Passage at Ross's Landing
Funding: Purchased with private funds as part of the 21st Century Waterfront Project
Permanent Collection City of Chattanooga
This ceramic disk is the fifth of seven lining the wall of the Passage. At the cultural peak of the middle Mississippian period, designs of two facing wild turkeys appeared. They symbolize the players of the opposing sides of the stickball game, known as the “Little Brother to War”. When a player threw the ball towards his goal, he would make a war whoop of the turkey gobble. The design also signifies the two facing mountains along the Tennessee River where Chattanooga is today.
Warrior Birds by Gary Allen
glazed ceramic
Installed: 2005
Location: The Passage at Ross's Landing
Funding: Purchased with private funds as part of the 21st Century Waterfront Project
Permanent Collection City of Chattanooga
This ceramic disk is the fifth of seven lining the wall of the Passage. At the cultural peak of the middle Mississippian period, designs of two facing wild turkeys appeared. They symbolize the players of the opposing sides of the stickball game, known as the “Little Brother to War”. When a player threw the ball towards his goal, he would make a war whoop of the turkey gobble. The design also signifies the two facing mountains along the Tennessee River where Chattanooga is today.