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Chief Washakie, (sculpture). Artist:  Jacob, R. E., sculptor. Title:  Chief Washakie, (sculpture). Dates:  1957. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted concrete, metal and wood and possibly fiberglass and resin; Base: lava. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 21 x 6 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 12 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) R.E. Jacob/Idaho/Sculptor/1957 signed Description:  Standing figure of Chief Washakie. His hands are clasped over his stomach. He wears moccasins, belted deerskin pants, armbands, a cow skull necklace and a feathered headdress. His long black hair is banded in two tails. Subject:  Portrait male -- Washakie, Chief -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Shoshone Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Shoshone Sculpture Owner:  Owned by Ice Caves Company, P. O. Box 267, Gooding, Idaho 83330 Located Shoshone Indian Ice Caves, 1561 Highway 75 North, Shoshone, Idaho Remarks:  (On sign near sculpture:) SHOSHONE INDIAN/CHIEF WASHAKIE/NOTED FOR HIS FRIENDLINESS/TOWARD THE WHITE MAN. AT THE AGE OF 70 YRS. HE RETAINED HIS TRIBOL (sic) LEADER/SHIP BY RETURNING FROM A ONE MAN WAR/PATH WITH SIX BLACKFOOT SCALPS/BORN 1804 DIED 1900 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS ID000086   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ID000086 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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