Swimming Turtle
(creation story)
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Its shell bearing an intricate pattern, this turtle swims through wavy lines
of water. In a traditional Native American creation story, the world began
with only water and water animals. All of the animals brought earth up from
the ocean floor and piled it on the turtle's back. The dry land grew until
it became one country and then many until the whole earth was formed. To this
day, the turtle still holds up the land. Made from glazed red earthenware
clay, the back of this limited edition piece displays the artist's signature
stamp and the LQP chop mark. Left to right 1 5/8" high, 1 1/4",
1".
