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De-o-wain-sta Plaque, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  De-o-wain-sta Plaque, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 30, 1905. Relocated after 1937. Medium:  Plaque: bronze with green patina; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 26 in. x W. 38 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 42 x 6 in. Inscription:  (On plaque:) NEAR THIS POINT LAY THE ROAD OF/THE ONEIDA CARRYING PLACE/CALLED/DE-O-WAIN-STA/BY THE INDIANS/IT FORMED THE CONNECTING LINK/BETWEEN THE WATERS/OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH/AND WAS FROM EARLY TIME/AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC POINT/ERECTED BY FORT STANWIX CHAPTER D.A.R. unsigned Description:  Commemorative plaque contains text and images. An Indian figure stands to the left, in front of a tree. The figure wears a headdress and buckskin trousers. There is a canoe to his proper left, half in the river and half on shore. Subject:  Portrait male -- De-o-wain-sta -- Full length Ethnic -- Indian Architecture -- Boat -- Canoe Landscape -- River Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rome Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Rome, Parks, Recreation & Community Activities, City Hall, Rome, New York 13440 Located Rome Sentinel Building, Dominick Street, Rome, New York Remarks:  Erected by the Fort Stanwix Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The sculpture was originally on the facade of the post office building at James and Liberty Streets. The building was razed in 1937 and the sculpture was moved some time after that. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. 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 NY001779   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001779 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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