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''Sakakawea'' (or ''Bird Woman'' or ''Sacajawea'') is a monumental sized bronze sculpture created by Leonard Crunelle. It was dedicated on October 13, 1914 and stands on the grounds of the North Dakota State Capitol in
Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...
. A recasting was done in 2003 to place in the United States Capitol.


Description

The statue is a full length figure of
Sakakawea Sacagawea ( or ; also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May – December 20, 1812 or April 9, 1884)Sacagawea
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(also called Sacagawea or Sacajawea) carrying her baby,
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866) was a Native American-French Canadian explorer, guide, fur trapper, trader, military scout during the Mexican–American War, ''alcalde'' (mayor) of Mission San Luis Rey de Franc ...
, on her back. It carries the inscription: :SAKAKAWEA / THE SHOSHONE INDIAN "BIRDWOMAN" WHO IN 1805 GUIDED THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION / FROM THE MISSOURI RIVER TO THE YELLOWSTONE / ERECTED BY THE FEDERATED CLUBWOMEN AND SCHOOLCHILDREN OF NORTH DAKOTA / PRESENTED TO THE STATE OCTOBER 1910. Crunelle used an Hidatsa woman, Mink Woman, as his model for the 12 foot tall statue that stands on a large rock on the east side of the capitol grounds. The statue was funded in part by the North Dakota federation of Women's Clubs.


National Statuary Hall Collection

Another casting of the work was made in 2003 and was placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., one of the two statues there from North Dakota. Sakakawea cvc 500h 1.jpg, The statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection Photo_of_Native_American_&_Sakakawea_statue.jpg, Native woman with statue, Washington, D.C.


See also

*
1910 in art Events from the year 1910 in art. Events * April 27 – Futurist poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti issues the manifesto ''Contro Venezia passatista'' ("Against Past-loving Venice") in the Piazza San Marco. * Robert Delaunay marries Sonia Terk. * Br ...
* Sacagawea dollar * ''
Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste ''Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste'' is a bronze sculpture of Sacagawea and Jean Baptiste Charbonneau by American artist Alice Cooper, located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Description ''Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste'', ...
'' (sculpture), Portland, Oregon * ''
Lewis and Clark Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
'' (sculpture), Salem, Oregon * '' Meriwether Lewis and William Clark'' (sculpture), Charlottesville, Virginia * '' Oregon History'' (mural), Portland, Oregon


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* {{Portal bar, Visual arts, United States 1910 establishments in North Dakota 1910 sculptures 2003 establishments in Washington, D.C. 2003 sculptures Bronze sculptures in the United States Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C. Cultural depictions of Sacagawea Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. National Statuary Hall Collection Sculptures in North Dakota Sculptures of Native Americans in Washington, D.C. Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.