The Four Journey Directions
- glazed ceramic
- 0 x 0 x 57 in
- Team Gadugi
This refined symbol, dating from the early Mississippian period, represents the four directions the Cherokees would travel. Like birds of flight, they endured endless migration: North from their ancestral homeland; East toward the rising sun to a land that way only temporary; South where peace and contentment reigned for fourteen generations; and West where great upheaval, death, and sorrow awaited.
- Attribution: Purchased with private funds/21st Century Waterfront
- Current Location: The Passage Ross's Landing (1 Market St.)
- Collections: City Outdoor