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Appeal to the Great Spirit

Cyrus E. Dallin (American, 1861–1944)
Cast by: Gorham Manufacturing Company (active 1865–1961)
1913
Object Place: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Medium/Technique Cast bronze
Dimensions Overall: 54.6 x 36.8 x 54.6 cm (21 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Gift in memory of Peter C. Brooks
Accession Number1999.282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionFigural sculpture of a Native American with arms extended, seated bareback on a horse; the figure wears moccasons, a necklace with bear claws, a loincloth, and a long, feathered headdress which extends over the proper left side of the horse. Smaller size cast of the large outdoor version in front of the Museum.
Marks Inscribed on proper left near horse's hoof: "C.E. Dallin 1913."
Stamped on proper right on side of base: "GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS / OPN"
ProvenancePeter Chardon Brooks (b. 1831 - d. 1920), Boston; by descent from Peter C. Brooks, within the family, to a private collector; 1999, gift of this private collector to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 15, 1999)