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I'm wondering what the term for those iconic figures along roadways and in towns, etc. is. You know the big pelican in Pelican Rapids, or the otter in Ottertail County, Paul Bunyan in whereever he's to be found.
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Paul Bunyan in whereever he's to be found
Brainerd, Minnesota. Totem or fetish?
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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namesake? icon? simulacre? Probably you've been there already and I am yodeling to the shepherds, but if not: http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/icon
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Welcome JJ
I think of them as mascots if I think of them. I don't know what I would call the inanimate versions like Vegreville's giant Ukranian Easter egg.
What represents the twin cities?
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What represents the twin cities?
well, there's .. 
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Omg, tsuwm--does the image button work now, or did you do some of your magic?
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Is the black spike in the berry a part of the sculpture or part of the city skyscape ?
Whichever - it's intriguing - of course I would have turned the spoon over so children could get on, climb up the handle and slide across the pond on the upsidedown bowl.
But I know I know ... I admit it .... I am odd.
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here's another view of Claes Oldenburg's Spoonbridge and Cherry in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.. 
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 Edit: the Image button does work!
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