Gateway Art Feature - Symbol Legend

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Haitian fabric pattern

West African Adinkra symbol: “Ram’s horns” , representing humility together with strength.

Traditional Seminole fabric pattern

Cultural symbol (Japanese, African, and Native American culture) representing the Sun

Fabric pattern: representing Coquina

Traditional Seminole fabric pattern: representing Lightning

Traditional Hispanic fabric pattern Traditional Japanese symbol: Umbrella

Native flower: Beach Sun flower

Cultual 1

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West African Adinkra symbol: representing wisdom. Haitian fabric pattern Fabric pattern Water

West African Adinkra symbol: representing Cosmos Traditional Hispanic fabric pattern

Fabric pattern Waves

Florida Seminole fabric pattern: representing Bird.

Traditonal Seminole fabric pattern Florida Seminole fabric pattern: representing Turtle. Native Frog

Cultual 2

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Haitian fabric pattern

West African Adinkra symbol: “Chief of the Adinkra symbols�, representing symbol of greatness, charisma and leadership.

Local architectural element: Bracket

Sunshine pattern

Fabric pattern: representing Waves

Wave pattern

Pineapple: Historical agricultural crop

West African Adinkra symbol : representing foresignt and wisdom.

Cultual 3

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Fabric pattern: representing Waves

Environment 1

Delray Beach Gateway - Entry Feature Fabric pattern: representing The Sun

Fabric pattern: representing Water and Waves

Sea Grape

Fabric pattern: representing Coquina Fabric pattern

Sea shell

Native plant Saw Palmetto, Seminoles used it to make baskets.

Blue fish


Palm tree fronds

Fabric pattern Saw Palmetto leaf

Coconut Palm fruit Fabric pattern Sky

Gladiolus Histrocial agricultural crop

Native plant Saw Palmetto

Environment 2

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Fabric pattern Sky

Fabric pattern Sea foam

Native plant Sea Oats

Sand pattern

Native plant Sea grape leaf and fruit

Dune fence

Environment 3

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