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  • Luke, William,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Tamanend
     
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  • Occupation -- Other
     
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  • Ethnic -- Indian
     
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  • Object -- Weapon
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Annapolis
     
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    Tamanend, Chief of Delaware Indians (1628-1698), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Luke, William, 1790-1839, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Tamanend, Chief of Delaware Indians (1628-1698), (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Tecumseh, (sculpture).
    God of Z, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original wood carved ca. 1817. Bronze copy cast 1930.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 96 x 59 x 46 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) FIGURE HEAD/OF THE/USS/DELAWARE/1817/BRONZE REPLICA/GIFT OF THE/CLASS OF 891
    Description: 
    A portrait of Chief Tamanend wearing three feathers on top of his head and carrying a quiver filled with arrows on his back. The sculpture rests atop a tall square base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Tamanend -- Waist length
    Occupation -- Other -- Chief
    Ethnic -- Indian -- Delaware
    Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Annapolis
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    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Naval Academy, The Museum, 118 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21402-5034
    Located United States Naval Academy, Yard in front of Bancroft Hall, Annapolis, Maryland 21402
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is a bronze cast of the wooden ships figurehead carved by William Luke for the USS Delaware. This bronze replica was cast from the wooden original in 1930 at the U.S. Navy gun factory.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    United States Naval Academy.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland 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 75005885
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