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Thomas Berger

30 U.S. Route 1 Bypass
Kittery, ME, 03904
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Turtle Hanunah

The full title of this piece is ‘Kishelamakank Dreams of the Turtle Hanunah’

According to a native American tradition, the creator of the world, Kishelamakank, was all alone in timeless nothingness. One night he had an exciting and wonderful dream of a world with rivers and mountains, plants and animals, and it was carried by a turtle with the name Hanunah. The next morning, he decided to create this world to keep himself entertained.

In my sculpture the world he dreamed of morphed into a city similar to Portsmouth, with waterfront houses, St. John's church, the Jackson and the Sherbourne houses, and an old chestnut tree.

Turtle Hanunah

The full title of this piece is ‘Kishelamakank Dreams of the Turtle Hanunah’

According to a native American tradition, the creator of the world, Kishelamakank, was all alone in timeless nothingness. One night he had an exciting and wonderful dream of a world with rivers and mountains, plants and animals, and it was carried by a turtle with the name Hanunah. The next morning, he decided to create this world to keep himself entertained.

In my sculpture the world he dreamed of morphed into a city similar to Portsmouth, with waterfront houses, St. John's church, the Jackson and the Sherbourne houses, and an old chestnut tree.

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