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This drawing was created for use at the Etowah Indian Mounds Historic site in northwest Georgia. Connie Huddleston of Interpreting Time's Past contracted my services for this illustration as well as several other illustrations depicting life among the Etowah Indians. The illustrations will be used in interpretive signs at the site to help tell the story of the rich Etowah Indian Culture.

The Etowah Indian mounds were home to several thousand Native Americans between 1000 A.D. and 1550 A.D. The 54-acre site contains six earthen mounds, a plaza, and village area, borrow pits and defensive ditch.

My task was for this illustration was to create a drawing of the Priest-Chief greeting the morning sun as it rose over the Porcupine Mountains. The point of view was to be that of the Chief from the top of his 63-foot flat-topped earthen mound. To create the drawings accurately, I received photos of artifacts found on site, photos from the site and then shot photos of family and friends for use as models.