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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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]
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