Chief Tarramugus, (sculpture).

Chief Tarramugus, (sculpture).

Low, Robert G., 1896- , sculptor.

Chief Tarramugus, (sculpture).

Carved 1984-86.; Installed 1988.

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Statue: white ash; Base: sugar maple.

8 ft. x 15 in. x 19 in.; Base: H. 5 in.

Chief Tarramugus became chief of the Wongunk Indians in 1664. He was a key figure in the development of Wethersfield.

Portrait male -- Tarramugus, Chief

Ethnic -- Indian -- Wongunk

Wethersfield Historical Society, 150 Main Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109

Located at Keeney Memorial, 200 Main Street, Education Room, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109

Gift of Low, Robert G., Robert G. Low Woodcarvers Club, Connecticut

Chief Tarramugus and his father, Chief Sowheag were key figures in the development of Wethersfield in the early 1600's. Chief Sowheag was leader of the Wongunk Indians when settlers from MA came to the Wethersfield area in 1634. Tarramugus, who became chief in 1664, is known for his signature, a hatchet mark or bow and arrow, that appears on land deeds from that period.

Wethersfield Historical Society, 1989.

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