Princess Mishawaka, (sculpture).

Princess Mishawaka, (sculpture).

Ahmad, Sufi, sculptor.

Princess Mishawaka, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1987.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 5 x 9 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 10 x 5 ft.

(On plaque on front of base, raised:) PRINCESS MISHAWAKA/DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/ALPHONSUS PAUL ARATA AND/MARY GENEVA (SCHROEDER) ARATA/PARENTS WHO WITH LOVE AND DEVOTION/GAVE THEIR BEST TO THEIR GOD/THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR COMMUNITY./THIS MEMORIAL IS PRESENTED TO THE/CITY OF MISHAWAKA BY THEIR GRATEFUL CHILDREN/JOSEPH EDWARD CATHERINE/LUCIAN ADELAIDE JUSTIN/LOUIS AGNES JAMES/1987 (On back:) Princess Mishawaka/According to legend, Shawnee Chief Elkhart had a daughter named Princess/Mishawaka. Her name meant "Sweet Water." The city of Mishawaka namesake/is remembered as a proud, intelligent and fearless maiden skilled in weapons/and horsemanship. When chief Elkhart was severely wounded in a battle with the Potawatomi,/Mishawaka rallied the Shawnee. While leading the attack, she was captured and/held hostage. During her captivity, she fell in love with a young white scout/named "Dead Shot." Gray Wolf, a Shawnee subchief, also wanted the princess for/his wife but had been rejected. Gray Wolf rescued Mishawaka from her captors/to return her to her father to gain favor. Dead Shot intervened and the suitors/fought. Sensing defeat the vengeful Gray Wolf stabbed Mishawaka before his death./Dead Shot nursed the princess back to health and married her. They lived in a/cabin by the St. Joseph River and worked for peace between the settlers and/the Indian tribes./Sculptor-Sufi Ahmad Mayor-Robert Beutter unsigned

A figure of a Shawnee woman, Princess Mishawaka, seated on a rock. In her proper left hand she holds one end of a bow, the other end of which rests on the rock at her feet. With her proper right hand she reaches over her proper right shoulder to pull an arrow out of the quiver slung across her back. She wears a long fringed dress and a headband with feathers. A dedication plaque on the base includes relief portraits of Alphonsus Paul Arata and Mary Geneva (Schroeder) Arata.

Portrait female -- Mishawaka, Princess -- Full length

Ethnic -- Indian -- Shawnee

Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat

Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow

Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Portrait male -- Arata, Alphonsus Paul -- Head

Portrait female -- Arata, Alphonsus Paul, Mrs. (Mary Geneva Schroeder) -- Head

Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Mishawaka

Administered by City of Mishawaka, Parks and Recreation Department, 500 North Cedar, Mishawaka, Indiana 46545

Located City Hall, 600 East Third Street, In front of City Hall, Mishawaka, Indiana

Gift of the children of Alphonsus Paul Arata and Mary Geneva (Schroeder) Arata in their memory. Princess Mishawaka was the namesake of the City of Mishawaka. IAS files contain related materials from an unidentified source.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.

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