Boxer's spine, left side

Title

Boxer's spine, left side

Description

A photograph of the left side of the spine of the original "Boxer" statue, taken on February 25, 2024. This image shows: Boxer's spine, topped with a crest of scales that have been dented through past damage; lines representing magical flames that are commonly associated with Chinese depictions of qilins; and many etched names and initials of students who formerly possessed the statue.

Boxer is a bronze statue in the form of a qilin, which was the inspiration for Pacific University's mascot. There was a tradition of students stealing, hiding and fighting over the original Boxer statue from the early 1900s through the 1960s. This image is one of a series of photographs that documented the physical appearance of the statue when it was returned to the university in 2024, after being hidden for the previous 55 years.

Identifier

PUA_MS95_542

Date

2024

Date Created

Feb. 25, 2024

Creator

Timm, Blake

Subject

Pacific University

Mascots

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives