Osage in the Enemy Camp ~ Pawhuska, OK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

County of Statue: Osage County.
Location of Statue: Kihekah St. & 6th St., small park, Pawhuska.
Statue Erected by: Gift of Strat and Bobbie Tolson.
Plaque Text:

Seeking to attain his tribe's highest
war honor by touching his enemy

This action among indigenous peoples is called "Counting Coup". One example of counting Coup in Indian wars would be when a warrior would hit his enemy with a stick. This would change the enemies energy, by just letting him know that you are not frightened and if you had really wanted to hurt him you could have. This act of physically touching your enemy without seriously hurting him can take away or disarm the enemy's anger. It creates an opportunity for the enemy to think about, and consider what he is doing and gives him a chance to remember that all life is sacred.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Osage in the Enemy Camp Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: John D. Free, Sr. Materials used: Statue: Bronze - Base: Native Stone & Mortar Location: small city park Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   11/23/2010 beagle39z visited it