''The Shaman'' is a

bronze sculpture Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...

James Lee Hansen James Lee Hansen (born June 13, 1925) is an American sculptor. Early life Hansen was born in Tacoma, Washington on June 13, 1925. Works * ''Talos'' (1964), Fulton Mall * ''The Guardian'' (1965) * ''Glyph Singer No. 3'' (1976), Vancouver, Washin ...

, installed on the

Washington State Capitol The Washington State Capitol or ''Legislative Building'' in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington. It contains chambers for the Washington State Legislature and offices for the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary ...

campus in

Olympia, Washington Olympia is the capital of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat and largest city of Thurston County. It is southwest of the state's most populous city, Seattle, and is a cultural center of the southern Puget Sound region. European ...

, United States. The artwork was dedicated on October 8, 1971.

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