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| Indian Statues (page 2) |
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| Indian Charlemont, MA (now Vinita, OK) 2011: |
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| This 20-foot-tall Indian statue was created in 1974 and installed at the Big Indian Shop in Charlemont. It was built by Rodman Shutt who made Amos and many other roadside statues. This photo shows either this statue or a similar one being produced. The store later became known as the Native Views gift shop. In 2022, there were discussions with local Native American tribes about redesigning the statue to something less offensive. Instead, it was sold in 2023 and moved to the Hi-Way Cafe in Vinita, OK. The other two life-sized Indians in Charlemont shown on the right above were probably mass-produced. I don't know if they are still there. [map] |
| Big Indian Freeport, ME |
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| This Indian statue is 50 feet tall and is known locally as the "FBI" (Freeport Big Indian). This statue is also the work of Rod Shutt (see the Charlemont Indian described above). In the interests of political correctness, this Indian is now called "MBNA" (Maine's Big Native American). He was originally next to the Casco Bay Trading Post, a clothing and gift shop. The building was converted into an auto shop, then a clothes store and later the Conundrum Wine Bistro restaurant. The Indian is made of fiberglass, plywood, and steel rods. He was brought here from Rod's house in Strasburg, PA via flatbed truck in 1969. [map] |
| Big Chief Lewis Massapequa, NY |
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| Big Chief Lewis was installed next to the Big Chief Lewis Building, a real estate office, in 1968. The statue was created by Rodman Shutt who built the Charlemont and Freeport Indians described above. The statue is accompanied by a fiberglass horse and buffalo. There is also a wooden totem pole which is placed in the corner of the enclosure so that it can be touched for making wishes. [map] |
| Chief Pocatello Pocatello, ID |
Sioux Lookout North Platte, NE |
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The Chief Pocatello sculpture was created by J.D. Adcox and installed in 2008. For more, see this website. [map]
This eight-foot-tall Sioux Lookout sculpture was created by Ervin Goeller in 1931. It was originally located on top the actual Sioux Lookout hill outside of town. The sculpture was vandalized many times over the years before being moved to this courthouse location in 2000. [map] |
| Indian Wellton, AZ |
Indians Prescott, AZ |
Indian [gone] Dos Palos, CA |
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The Indian statue in Wellton is about five feet tall. It has stood in front of Beck's Machine Shop since at least 2007. [map]
This pair of wood-carved Indian statues in Prescott was installed at the entrance to the Apache Lodge around 2014. [map] This fiberglass Indian statue in Dos Palos was located at a junk shop. There was originally a pair of Indians which the owner bought at an auction. He sold one to someone in San Diego. These photos are from 2014. The statue was gone by 2015. |
| Indian Alameda, CA |
Indian Alameda, CA |
Indian [gone] San Diego, CA |
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| Indian San Francisco, CA |
Indian Hayward, CA |
Indians Davenport, WA |
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| Indian Golden, CO |
Indian Happy Camp, CA |
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The Indian statues shown in the three rows of photos above were produced for the Cigarettes R Cheaper chain in 1996. According to one source, there were hundreds of these seven-foot-tall statues made. Another source says there were only 72 of them. The company also sold seven-inch-tall Chief Tawonka figurines. The fictional character of Chief Tawonka was inspired by illustrations of warriors in James Fenimore Cooper's books about the Iroquois Indians. For more, see this website.
The first two photos above show the statue in Alameda which is located inside the Cigarettes R Cheaper store on Blanding Ave. The other Alameda statue stands outside the Tobacco Superstore which was previously a Cigarettes R Cheaper. The Indian statue in San Diego advertised for the Churchill Cigar Lounge. The damage to the statue's left arm revealed that these statues have a foam interior. These photos are from 2014. The statue was gone by 2018. The Indian statue in San Francisco is located inside a Cigarettes R Cheaper store. The statue is featured prominently on the store's sign and is painted on a column inside the store. [map] The Indian statue in Hayward is located at Bell Plastics where there are lots of other fiberglass statues. [map] The first Indian statue in Davenport shown above is another Cigarettes R Cheaper statue. The second statue is one I haven't seen elsewhere. These statues are located at the Black Bear Motel. This Indian statue in Golden is installed inside the Pahaska Tepee Gift Shop at the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave. At some point, the quote was removed from the statue's base. This Indian statue in Happy Camp is located at the Forest Lodge Motel. It was installed there sometime after 2012. [map] |
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