Paying tribute to the Native American women of the Great Plains, this powerful statue was created by Dale Claude Lamphere, who worked with three Indigenous models to achieve these astonishingly lifelike features. Lamphere also studied the traditions and teachings of the Lakota and Dakota cultures – for example, holding up a quilt like this is a gesture of respect and honour.

Dignity’s star quilt, comprised of 128 blue stainless-steel diamond shapes, billows on windy days and sparkles in the sun.

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