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Bear painting on major temple interior wall

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Creator
David Walbert
Date created
November 6, 2007
Location
North Carolina
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Painting of a bear on an interior wall of the major temple at Town Creek Indian Mound.

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Painting of a bear on an interior wall of the major temple at Town Creek Indian Mound. The recreated temple approximates the most important house of worship at Town Creek. Each wall is painted with an image of a different animal, representing the town’s different clans. In front of the bear painting, a few ceremonial items sit on a wooden table. The jar contains “black drink,” a ritual drink made from the yaupon plant.