Whispering Giant "Enisketomp" - Plymouth, MA
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silverquill
N 41° 56.188 W 070° 39.681
19T E 362272 N 4644056
Enisketomp "Human Being" is Toth's 45th Whispering Giant sculpture located at at rest area at Exit 5 from Route 3 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It is carved from red oak.
Waymark Code: WM7440
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2009
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The sculpture is a gift to the state of Massachusetts by the sculptor, Peter Toth, as part of his "Trail of the Whispering Giants" tribute to Native Americans. The "Trail of the Whispering Giants" is the artist's plan to give a sculpture of a Native American to every state in the country.
Enisketomp is the 45th of such tributes created by the artist. The sculpture was carved from a 200 year old red oak log taken from October Mountain in the Berkshires.
The name Enisketomp is the Native-American word for human being.
From the
Art Inventories Catalog
This sculpture is located at a rest area along Route 3 in Plymouth Massachusetts, the main highway leading to Cape Cod from the Boston area. It is easily accessible at Exit 5 from either the north our south bound lanes, and is also visible driving by on the expressway.
ENISKETOMP
"HUMAN BEING"
TRAIL OF THE WHISPERING GIANTS
SCULPTURED GIFT
TO THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS
BY PETER "WOLF" TOTH
JULY 24, 1983.