Grave of Selocta Chinnabee, (sculpture).

Grave of Selocta Chinnabee, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

King, Charles Bird, 1785-1862, painter. (copy after)

Grave of Selocta Chinnabee, (sculpture).

Dedicated ca. 1900.

Sculpture: bronze; Stone: fieldstone; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 2 in. x 3/4 in.; Stone: approx. 3 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 12 ft. x 13 ft.

(Below figure:) CHINNABEE/SELOCTA/INDIAN CHIEF unsigned

Bas-relief bust of Chief Chinnabee Selocta is mounted on a triangular fieldstone. The figure wears a coat, knotted scarf and turban-like headwear. He has a mustache and wears an medallion around his neck with a profile portrait of Andrew Jackson. The stone is installed on Selocta's gravesite. It rests on a square foundation.

History -- United States -- Indian Wars

Portrait male -- Selocta, Chinnabee -- Bust

Ethnic -- Indian -- Natchez

Ethnic -- Indian -- Creek

Portrait male -- Jackson, Andrew -- Bust

Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Munford

Located 2852 McElderry Road, Munford, Alabama

Commissioned by the daughter of Colonel McElderry and dedicated ca. 1900. The image is a copy after a painting of Chinnabee Selocta (d. 1835) by Charles Bird King, which reportedly hangs in the Corcoran Galley, Washington, D.C. Selocta fought in the Indian Wars on the American side and later became scout, guide and interpreter for Andrew Jackson. In 1992, the Talladega County Historical Association enlarged the concrete slab, to protect the site from grave robbers. Other spellings of the sitter's name include Chennuby, Chennube, Chenaby and Sarlolta Fixico Chenubby. IAS files include a related article from the Daily Home (Sylacauga, Alabama), Oct. 13, 1984. For related reading, see "Historic Trails of Tallagega," by Grace I Jamison,(Montgomery, AL: Paragon Press, 1956) and "Fascinating Talladega County," by R. F. Blackford, (Talladega, AL: Brannon Printing Company, n.d.).

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

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