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Chief Joseph Nez Perce´
1844-1904
His name….”Hin-mut-too-yah-lah-kekht” or
“Thunder-Rolling-in-the-Mountains”
A towering man of 6’2” and 230 pounds, Chief Joseph was
considered or regarded by his adversaries as being “The Red Napoleon of the
West.”
He once said, “I buried my father in that beautiful
valley of the winding waters (Wallowa Valley.) I love that canal more than
all the rest of the world.
Chief Joseph led his people in the Nez Perce’ War of
1877. Although Chief Joseph was recognized as a great warrior, he in fact
was a defender of liberty, a peace maker, and protector of women and
children.
“His name will…take a place in history with those of
Tecumseh, Brant, Blackhawk, Pontiac, and Sitting Bull; and by man he is
considered the greatest of all Indian warriors.” Eliza Spalding Warner
Chief Joseph
This sculpture is mounted at 6’2”. The height of Chief
Joseph.
Edition 4a
Price: Available upon request
“You might as well expect the rivers to run backward as
that any man who was born free should be contracted to be penned up and
denied liberty to go where he pleases.” Chief Joseph Nez Perce’
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