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    		• Waterhouse, J., Jr.,
     
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    		• Corpuy, Frank,
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Kitsap, Chief
     
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    		• Animal -- Fish
     
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    		• Animal -- Reptile
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Silverdale
     
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    		• Totem pole
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Kitsap Tyee, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Waterhouse, J., Jr., sculptor.
    Corpuy, Frank, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Kitsap Tyee, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    June 9, 1989.
    Medium: 
    Probably cedar.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 35 ft. x 41 in. x 34 in.
    Inscription: 
    J. Waterhouse Jr. signed
    Description: 
    This totem pole dedicated to Chief Kitsap depicts him with traditional Salish symbols. In the center of the totem pole, Chief Kitsap stands between heaven and earth with the mountains at his feet and the moon and sun above his head. His spirit guardians are depicted in the designs of his hat --lightning bolts and wolves. The right side of his face is marked with the claws of a wolf and the left side of his face is marked with three drops of blood to symbolize the lost of an eye. The upper part of his face is painted black to signify his status as a warrior. On his chest is a tatoo of the Raven, Kitsap's spirit helper on his journey to save his son. Against his chest he holds a salmon containing a tiny image of the son he lost. The basketry symbols on the base of the totem pole represent the Salmon people who raised his son. At the base of the totem pole is the Sisiluth, the double-headed serpent, guardian of the world of his ancestors. On the other side of the totem pole is the Lightning Snake, a symbol of the Suquamish tribe.
    Subject: 
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Portrait male -- Kitsap, Chief -- Full length
    Animal -- Fish -- Salmon
    Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Silverdale
    Totem pole
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Suquamish Tribal Council, P. O. Box 498, Suquamish, Washington 98392
    Located 10300 Silverdale Way, Silverdale, Washington
    Remarks: 
    The totem pole was a joint project of Kitsap Place/Winmar Company and the Suquamish Indian Tribe, Port Madison Reservation. Chief Kitsap was one of the most prominent Indian leaders of the Central Puget Sound region in the early to mid 1800s. IAS files contain transcription of a nearby plaque which describes all of the symbolism depicted in the totem pole.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
    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 WA000273
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