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Lands In the Sky - Totem Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Hillaire, Joe, d. 1962, sculptor. Title:  Lands In the Sky - Totem Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Aug. 2, 1963. Medium:  Totem pole: cedar, painted; Base: flagstone. Dimensions:  Totem pole: approx. H. 35 ft. x Circum. 142 in.; Base: approx. H. 10 in. x Circum. 8 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze plaque on base:) "Lands In The Sky Totem Pole/This pole, cut from a 1,000 year old tree,/travelled over 2,000 miles through 25 states and/300 cities from Seattle to New York City and/return between March 19 and April 21 of 1962/to acquaint the people of our nation with the/Century 21 World's Fair held in Seattle,/Washington, April 21st to October 21st of 1962./Dedicated August 2, 1963/In Memory of/Chief Sealth and Chief Kitsap/Erected by/Washington State Pioneers Association/Kitsap County Historical Association/American Legion Post No. 60 unsigned Description:  A carved wooden totem pole topped by an eagle with its wings spread holding a two-headed snake in its talons. Below the eagle, on the east side of the totem pole, is a row of five tiny animal heads; below this are four lizards; and below this is the figure of Chief Sealth flanked at the base by two tribal figures, one pointing up toward the Chief. Below the eagle, on the west side of the totem pole, are three figures, each wearing a symbolic headdress. The first two figures are upside down with their arms extended over their heads. The third figure faces out and wears a headdress depicting the head of an animal. At the base is a profile of a female figure holding a basket in her proper right hand and feeding a bear with her proper left hand. Subject:  Portrait male -- Sealth, Chief -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian Figure group Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Animal -- Reptile -- Lizard Animal -- Bear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Suquamish Totem pole Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Suquamish Tribal Council, Suquamish Museum, P. O. Box 498, Suquamish, Washington 98392 Located South Street Northeast & Suquamish Way Northeast, Suquamish, Washington Remarks:  The totem pole was installed by the Washington State Pioneers Association, the Kitsap County Historical Association and American Legion Post No. 60. The totem pole is dedicated to Chief Sealth and Chief Kitsap. 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 WA000272   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000272 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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