Art History Animalia<p>Another wonderful piece to celebrate <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WorldTurtleDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldTurtleDay</span></a> 🐢 during <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BearAwarenessWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BearAwarenessWeek</span></a> 🐻:<br>Randy Chitto (Choctaw, b.1962)<br><a href="https://historians.social/tags/Turtle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turtle</span></a> Storyteller with <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Bear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bear</span></a> Hide<br>Ceramic sculpture, H 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm)<br><a href="https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Turtle-Storyteller-with-Bear-Hide/908DD6475EBA218C35AF0D8C545E5E3D" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mutualart.com/Artwork/Turtle-S</span><span class="invisible">toryteller-with-Bear-Hide/908DD6475EBA218C35AF0D8C545E5E3D</span></a> <br>"Randy's artistic journey primarily centers around the turtle, symbolizing the Choctaw's storytellers, and the bear, representing the strength and courage of the male facet of the tribe."<br><a href="https://randychitto.com/bio" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">randychitto.com/bio</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>