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Pumunangwet, (sculpture). Artist:  Sears, Philip Shelton, 1867-1953, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Pumunangwet, (sculpture). Other Titles:  He Who Shoots the Stars, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1931. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 109 x 90 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 40 x 75 x 75 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) P. S. Sears 1931 / Gorham Co. Founders (On base:) Pumunangwet/(He who shoots the stars) signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A figure of a Native American standing with his back arched and his proper right hand holding a bow up above his head. He wears a loin cloth and moccasins. His hair is in long braids and there is a single feather on the back of his head. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Algonquian Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Harvard Sculpture Owner:  Fruitlands Museums, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Massachusetts 01451 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by Miss Clara Endicott Sears, the founder of the Fruitlands Museums, to symbolize the active aspect of the Native American psyche. The name Pumunangwet, or "he who shoots for the stars," was coined by Frank Speck based on his knowledge of the Algonquian language. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000521   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000521 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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