▁of ▁making ▁an ▁Indian ▁which ▁represented ▁his ▁race ▁reaching ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁trail , ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ." ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁pl aster ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Pan ama - P ac ific ▁International ▁Ex position ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁medal . ▁So on ▁prints ▁and ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁became ▁popular . ▁When ▁the ▁Ex position ▁closed , ▁bronze ▁was ▁not ▁available ▁for ▁casting ▁stat ues ▁because ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁pl aster ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁a ▁mud ▁pit ▁in ▁Marina ▁Park ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Ex hib ition . ▁F ras er ▁sold ▁two ▁sizes ▁of ▁bronze ▁copies ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁The ▁pl aster ▁version ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Mo oney ▁Gro ve ▁Park , ▁near ▁Vis alia , ▁California . ▁ ▁The ▁W au p un ▁statue ▁is ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁pl aster ▁statue ▁cast ▁in ▁bronze . ▁The ▁bronze ▁version ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Clar ence ▁Sh aler ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁Vis alia ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁restored ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁National