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Sleepy Eye

Ishtakhaba (Dakota: Ištáȟba), a.k.a. Chief Sleepy Eye
ca. 1780 - 1860
Native American chief of the Sisseton Sioux tribe from 1822/25
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1902

Description

Granite column with identical relief portraits on both sides. The portraits are made from a painting of him made in 1824.

Inscription(s)

On both sides:

ISH-TAK-HA-BA
"SLEEPY EYE"
always
a friend of the whites
died 1860.

Annotation

Chief Sleepy Eye is buried under this monument.

Artist

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Sleepy Eye Area Depot Museum, Website.

Location (N 44°17'54" - W 94°43'23") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: usmn08; Photograph: 22 October 2010
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