#10 – CALOSTIMUCU - PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA - Whispering Giant Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The sculpture itself features a dying bison on its back, an eagle with broken wings trying to take flight and the faces of a Native American man and woman. It was the 10th such statue Toth carved in what became a 20-year journey throughout the country; carving and donating at least one in each in all 50 states and a few in Canada. "The statue is not just to honor Native Americans; it's to represent all people who have suffered injustices," Toth said.

City: Punta Gorda, Florida Description of Location: Across the street from the Best Western, at the corner of U.S. 41 South and West Retta Esplanade. Sculpture Name: CALOSTIMUCU Sculpture Number: #10 Year Dedicated: 1974 and again 1/20/06 Type of Wood: The statue was carved from an "ear tree," (Enterolobium Cyclocarpum ) the wood of which Toth described to be much like mahogany.

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