The mysterious statue on the top of the old Masonic Hall in Mendocino - a quaint coastal town has something to do with the dawning of a new year. The large statue carved out of a solid block of redwood shows what appears to be a bearded Father Time with wings and a sickle, standing at the back of a maiden patiently braiding her hair. Standing behind a book open on a pedestal, the maiden holds an acacia branch in her right hand, an urn in her left hand. By her side is an hourglass and in front of her is a broken column.
The tableau, it seems, the figures are engaged in rituals known only to Masons. In the photo we have an additional feature... a pigeon sits on the maiden's head!
