Assateague Indian and Full Moon Composite

by Bill Swartwout

Title

Assateague Indian and Full Moon Composite

Artist

Bill Swartwout

Medium

Photograph - Fine Art Photography

Description

This iconic Indian Totem Pole monument stands at the entrance to the Inlet Parking Lot in Ocean City, Maryland. This composite of two photographs displays the Iconic Ocean City Totem Pole, the Assateague Indian, in a new light, so to speak.

This highly edited version maintains the integrity of the magnificent monument but removes the distractions of buildings and traffic. Wouldn't this be great for display in a child's room where he or she is really into Indians, Astronomy and the Beach?



The following narrative is from the educational plaque at the base of the monument...

TRAIL OF THE WHISPERING GIANTS
MARYLAND'S INDIAN
This monument, representing the Assateague Indian, was sculptured by Peter Toth and given to the people of Maryland as a gift. Toth is presently sculpturing an Indian monument in each of the fifty states, to pay homage to his heritage and to raise the nation's consciousness as to the plight of the Native Americans.
The monument carved from 100 year old oak was completed in 1976.
The Assateague Indian was a sub-tribe of the Nanticoke; both spoke a dialect of the Lenapes or Delaware Indian, which made them members of the Algonkian family. Indian groups living in the vicinity of Assateague Island included the Pokomoke, Annamessex, Manokin, Nassawattex, Acquintica, Assateague, Chincoteague and Kicotanks.
By the early 1700's the Assateague, along with all the other Indian tribes in the area, were pressured by colonists to move northward out of the region. Their migration led them through Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and finally into Canada where they were lost to history.

Moon image courtesy of NASA and their public domain library.

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April 18th, 2021

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