Indian Warrior

Credit Line
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY. Gift of A. Phimister Proctor Museum with special thanks to Sandy and Sally Church
Accession #
4.08.2
Foundry
Gorham Co. Founders
Foundry Mark
GORHAM Co. FOUNDERS G she wolf C (enclosed in boxes) / QRM
Inscriptions

APHIMISTER PROCTOR, top of base; 1898 / GOLD MEDAL / PARIS EXPOSITION/ 1900, top left of base;
Right top of base: COPY RT 1899, left of base; Paris, rear edge of base

Signatures

A PHIMISTER PROCTOR 1898

Copyright

1899

Patina
Dark brown
Version

large version

Dimensions
30 1/2 x 38 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.
Casting Method
sand cast
Casting Date
1900-1902
Metallurgy
Average copper-to-zinc ratio of 20.25. Average copper-to-tin ratio of 57. Base appears to have been cast separately from the body of the sculpture. Trace amounts of calcium, nickel, and barium are present on all sample spots.

The artist; [?]; William E. Weiss, New York, NY; William D. Weiss, Jackson, WY; A. Phimister Proctor Museum, Poulsbo, WA; present owner by gift, 2008

The spear on the sculpture is a reproduction.