Chief mcintosh was killed by who felt he was a traitor.

Just before the break of dawn on the 30th of April in 1825, Upper Creek chief Menawa, along with 200 Creek warriors, had decided to attack McIntosh at Lockchau Talofau to carry out the sentence. They burned his house down, shot and stabbed him to death. He killed both McIntosh and Etomme Tustunnuggee, who was the elderly Coweta chief.

answer: there were new carvings etched into the back of the sculpture and each shoulder was turned into a symbol of the birdman.