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Chief Wenonga, (sculpture). Artist:  Creative Displays, fabricator. Title:  Chief Wenonga, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1979. Medium:  Figure: fiberglass, painted; Base: concrete and fiberglass. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 23 ft. x 7 ft. 9 in. x 7 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 8 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (Illegible founder's mark) unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Standing figure of Chief Wenonga, wearing moccasins, leather pants with leather fringes, belt with diamond motif, necklace and full headdress. His proper right hand is raised up and forward as if greeting. His proper left hand holds a hatchet. Subject:  Portrait male -- Wenonga, Chief -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian -- Chippewa Occupation -- Military -- Chief Object -- Weapon -- Axe Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Battle Lake Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Battle Lake Civic and Commerce Club, Battle Lake, Minnesota Located State Highway 78, on the west side of Battle Lake, Battle Lake, Minnesota Remarks:  Chief Wenonga was a Chippewa chief who lived in the Battle Lake area of Minnesota. IAS files contain related article from the Battle Lake Review (Battle Lake, MN), Aug. 9, 1979. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Battle Lake Review (Battle Lake, MN), Aug. 9, 1979. 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 MN000294   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000294 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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