"Massasoit"

Massasoit is a Heroic Indian sculpture, after the work of Cyrus E. Dallin.

Who was Massasoit?

Massasiot was the friendly chief of the Wampanogas Indians who greeted the Pilgrims colonists of Plymouth Rock, bringing the first Thanksgiving dinner.

"Massasoit was invited, and unexpectedly arrived a day early with NINETY Indians! Counting their numbers, the Pilgrims had to pray hard to keep from giving in to despair. To feed such a crowd would cut deeply into the food supply that was to get them through the winter. But they had learned one thing through their travails, it was to trust God implicity. As it turned out, the Indians were not arriving empty-handed. Massasoit had commanded his braves to hunt for the occasion, and they arrive with no less than five dressed deer, and more than a dozen fat wild turkeys! And they helped with the preparations, teaching the Pilgrim women how to to make hoecakes and a tasty pudding out of cornmeal and maple syrup. Finally the Indians showed the Pilgrims a special delicacy: how to roast corn kernels in an earthen pot until they popped, fluffy and white - POPCORN! - The Light and Glory, Peter Marshall and David Manuel

This is a sculpture that we are honored to at one time had one of the six original castings by Cyrus Dallin. From the mold taken off this original Dallin sculpture, we are able to produce a recreation of the original to select collectors.

The original sculpture was commissioned in 1915 to reside at Plymouth Rock.

To download a PDF file with more information on the life and works of Cyrus E. Dallin, CLICK HERE

Mike Heisley with "Massasoit"