The Unlikely Gorilla The gorilla, an animal native to Africa, appears at The Creek. Note that care was exercised to use dark stone befitting the natural color of the animal. Upon his head rests a lizard indicating thoughts of universal subjects.
The Native American artisans who sculpted this work had only several options. They had seen the animal
before. This means they would have had to have gone to Africa or the animal would have had to have been brought to them. OR, an image of the creature was shown to them. In any case, there is no known record of Indian migration to Africa and logic would demand the presence of a third party capable of traveling the distances.

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