Fabricator:

Creative Displays  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: fiberglass, painted black, blue and brown; Base: fiberglass with a concrete pad

Culture:

Indian  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Billboard

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Thunderbird Hotel 2201 East 78th Street Bloomington Minnesota 55425

Date:

1982

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1995.

Summary:

Full-length figure of a Chippewa Indian man dressed in what appears to be buckskin clothing and moccasins. He also wears a headband with two feathers, and two sashes criss-crossed over his chest. The sashes have wild flowers, possibly roses, on them. There is a small cross on his collar and he holds a tool or peace pipe in his proper left hand. The object also has two feathers. The figure stands on a square base with a plaque that describes the lifestyle of the Chippewa Indians.

Topic:

Figure male--Full length  Search this

Ethnic--Chippewa  Search this

Dress--Ethnic--Indian Dress  Search this

Control number:

IAS MN000214

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_322053