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Tetonkaha, (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, Krete Kendall, sculptor. Title:  Tetonkaha, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Indian Maiden of Oakwood Lakes, (sculpture). Dates:  1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 66 in. x W. 22 in. (Approx. 750 lbs.). Inscription:  (Proper left, semicircular foundation:) M.K.K.M 03 (On front of base:) Tetonkaha of Oakwood Lakes/Class Gift 1931 signed Description:  Standing female figure wearing an ankle length dress and moccasins. Her proper right foot is forward, her proper left hand is by her side in a fist, and her proper right hand holds a canoe paddle. Her hair is braided, with the braids falling forward over her shoulders. Subject:  Portrait female -- Tetonkaha Ethnic -- Indian Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Brookings Sculpture Owner:  Administered by South Dakota State University, Vice President for Administration, AD 226, Brookings, South Dakota 57007 Located South Dakota State University, Collidge Sylvan Theater, Brookings, South Dakota 57007 Remarks:  Inscription on nearby plaque reads: Legend of Tetonkaha/Near Oakwood Lakes Lie/Some Earthworks Thrown Up/By Soldiers in 1862. An/Indian Maiden Names/Tetonkaha is said to have/Warned Her Soldier Lover/And Saved the Fort From a/Sioux Attack. For This/Her Tribe Threw Her into/the Lake Which Now Bears/Her Name./Sculptor/M. Krete Kendall Miller/Gift of/Class of 1931. IAS files contain a copy of the Brookings Daily Register (Brookings, SD), Feb. 26, 1987; an unidentified newspaper article discussing the legend of Tetonkaha, a letter of correspondence with a conservator, a museum cataloging sheet, and a press release, all from the South Dakota Art Museum files. Sculpture was removed from its site for restoration work in 1985. Vandals had tipped the statue off its concrete base, causing the head to be broken off and the body to break at the knees. Sculpture was restored and returned to the Sylvan Theatre in 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993. Brookings Daily Register (Brookings, SD), February 26, 1987. Illustration:  Image on file. Brookings Register (Brookings, SD), February 26, 1987. 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 SD000021   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture SD000021 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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