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Rotaynah, (sculpture). Artist:  Toth, Peter, 1947- , sculptor. Title:  Rotaynah, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Chief, (sculpture). Dates:  May-July 1985. Dedicated Aug. 9, 1985. Medium:  Sculpture: red oak; Base: concrete with imbedded stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 ft. x 9 ft. x 8 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 9 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 9 ft. x 8 1/2 in. (17 tons). Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) ROYTAYNAH/CHIEF/"TRAIL OF THE WHISPERING GIANTS"/THIS 51ST STATUE HONORS ALL THE NATIVE/AMERICANS OF OHIO. DEDICATED TO/CHIEF TECUMSEH OF THE SHAWNEE AND/CHIEF LITTLE TURTLE OF THE MIAMI./SCULPTED BY PETER "WOLF" TOTH. DEDICATED AUGUST 9, 1985 unsigned Description:  Heroic-sized head of an American Indian stands on a square base. The figure wears a decorated headband and five feathers of various sizes. He also wears a large necklace of animal teeth. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian -- Shawnee Figure male -- Bust Ethnic -- Indian -- Miami Homage -- Tecumseh, Chief Homage -- Little Turtle, Chief Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Akron City School District, Division of Building & Grounds, 70 North Broadway, Akron, Ohio 44308 Located Fairlawn Elementary School, 65 North Meadowcroft Drive, Akron, Ohio 44313 Remarks:  Sculpture is the 51st in Peter Toth's "Trail of the Whispering Giants" series of monumental American Indian figures. The sculpture is illuminated with two footlights. The name "Rotaynah" is the Tuscarora Indian word for "Chief." IAS files contain related articles from the Akron Beacon Journal, Aug. 9, 1985, Sept. 1, 1985, May 5, 1988 and July 21, 1988, the West Side Leader (Akron, OH), Nov. 17, 1987 and pertinent correspondence from the artist. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. 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 OH000579   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000579 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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