Manitou (Michigan)

The fourth ceiling mural located in the courtroom. The image depicting Michigan shows the American Indian spirit Manitou floating on a buffalo skin and bearing arrows, a symbol of authority, in his right hand. The female figure on the right represents trade with Canada, while the man seated in a boat below her refers to fishing and trade on the Great Lakes. On the left, the man bearing an ax represents lumbering and the woman below symbolizes fertility, a reference to the agricultural richness of the state.