Dave McGary

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Symphonies of the Heart (male)
Masterwork 41"h Maquette 27 1/2"h
Bronze with Patina and Paint


"Symphonies of the Heart" features a Lakota couple in the shadow of a cottonwood tree. He has a traditional courting robe made from trade blankets. The courting robe was used by a young couple as a sign to the rest of the community of their marriage intentions. When a couple was together within the robe it was understood that they wanted to be left alone. The warrior is playing the courting flute, an integral part of the plains and southwestern Native American culture. The flute served many important functions connected with courtship. Love and Warrior hopes that the haunting sounds of the love flute will win her heart and entice her to stay by his side. The flute had seven notes representing the four directions, the heavens, the earth and the final note representing the place where they all come together in us: the heart.