The popular Marengo and Wyandotte Caves are in Crawford County, drawing tourism for their history and natural beauty. While Marengo Cave seems never to have been inhabited, Wyandotte Caves show extensive evidence of use by Native peoples as a mine for the chert used in arrowheads and other tools.
The sculptural icon is in the shape of a deep hole, with two arrow-headed staffs merging at the center and seemingly holding the cave open–or reaching towards each other from top and bottom. Its ... view more »
The popular Marengo and Wyandotte Caves are in Crawford County, drawing tourism for their history and natural beauty. While Marengo Cave seems never to have been inhabited, Wyandotte Caves show extensive evidence of use by Native peoples as a mine for the chert used in arrowheads and other tools.
The sculptural icon is in the shape of a deep hole, with two arrow-headed staffs merging at the center and seemingly holding the cave open–or reaching towards each other from top and bottom. Its subterranean subject matter relies on negative space for its impact rather than a raised three-dimensional form. The wood, copper, and limestone materials are layered to create the illusion of depth. The outer rings are roughened to give the sculpture a timeless look.
Designers Jeff Laramore and David Jemerson Young of 2nd Globe, an Indianapolis–based artistic company, designed all 92 of the county sculptures featured on the outside of the Indiana State Museum. Their designs narrate the counties’ famous natives, historically significant events, or their cultural characteristics, and were fabricated and installed by various Indiana sculptors, carvers, glassworkers, metalworkers, and other artisans.
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