Serpent Twin Mounds
Subject: Abandoned Serpent Twin Mounds (Pokto Cinto)
Opened: October 14, 2020
Location: Schiller Park, IL (Schiller Woods)
Cost: $140,000+ (low estimate)
Abandoned by:
Lawrence Santiago (artist) – listed on Santiago’s website
4000N, a project managed by the American Indian Center (AIC)*
American Indian Center of Chicago (AIC): Heather Miller, previous Executive Director
Chicago Public Arts Group (CPAG): Maryrose Pavkovic, previous Cultural Coordinator II
*Formerly known as Northwest Portage Walking Museum
Date: 8/28/2023
Camera: Canon S110
Related Post: Photos – Abandoned Coil Mounds, Photos: Abandoned Coil Mound (Land Art) II, Photos: Abandoned Coil Mound (Land Art) III, Photos: Abandoned Serpent Twin Mounds, Photos: Abandoned Serpent Twin Mounds II
Comments
- Mounds overrun by Bull Thistle (invasive – Cirsium vulgare is native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa)
- No spring, summer, or fall maintenance since opening
- The mound structure is deteriorating.
Articles
One mound at a time: Native American artist Santiago X on rebuilding Indigenous cities, Santiago X Blog, September 20, 2019
Honoring Indigenous Heritage in Chicago, National Park Services, October 14, 2020
Photographs
Lawrence Santiago’s Website
“Effigy Mound made of Earth, Indigenous Grass. Schiller Woods, Schiller Park, Illinois. Forest Preserves of Cook County.
Commissioned by the Chicago Public Art Group and The American Indian Center of Chicago. 2019.”
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