OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The new design for Oklahoma’s license plate will include an image of a famed sculpture in Tulsa, the Oklahoma Tax Commission has said.
The design incorporating the image of the “Sacred Rain Arrow” sculpture was chosen from among five finalists for the new design. The sculpture, done by the late Allan Houser, has been on display at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa for almost two decades.
“It is depicting a young Apache warrior who was selected in a time of drought to shoot a rain arrow into the sky, into the heavens, to bring his people’s prayers to their gods so that they would get rain,” museum spokeswoman Anne Brockman said.
The Tax Commission said the new plates will be available early next year. They will replace the state’s current plates, which feature the Osage shield.
Tax Commission spokeswoman Paula Ross said that people who annually renew their tags will receive the new plate at no cost when they become available. People who want to reserve their current tag number, including those with personalized plates, will pay $17 for that privilege. Such reservations must be made by Nov. 1.
Ross said the Tax Commission expects to issue 3.5 million of the new plates in 2009.
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