Wichita, Kansas -
Big Indian Surrounded by Ring of Fire

44 feet tall. Sculpted by Blackbear Bosin in 1974, who named it "Keeper of the Plains." The angular steel Indian is surrounded by a circle of firepots that belch flame on a varying schedule.

Address:
650 N. Seneca St., Wichita, KS
Directions:
Stands at the confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers, behind the Mid-America All-Indian Center. West side of the city. Take US Hwy 400/54, exit onto Seneca St., and drive north about one mile.
Hours:
Visible after dark when the flames erupt. (Call to verify)
Phone:
316-262-5221

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Big Indian Surrounded by Ring of Fire

In mid-summer, the fires surrounding the Big Indian are lit around 9 pm. [Chad, 07/17/2010]
Keeper of the Plains. Keeper of the Plains

Keeper of the Plains is a 44 ft. Cor-Ten Steel (a group of steel alloys developed to eliminate the need for painting, forming a stable rust-like appearance) sculpted by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin.

It sits on a 30 ft. high rock where the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers meet in downtown Wichita. [Joe Boulter, 10/13/2007]

[RA: The angular steel Indian is surrounded by a circle of firepots that belch flame on a varying schedule.]

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