A statue of a Native American ballerina was stolen from the grounds of a history museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday but surfaced in multiple pieces at a recycling center on Monday.

The bronze statue of Marjorie Tallchief, which was placed in a semicircle outside the museum along with other statues, was stolen, hacked into pieces, and sold for cash, according to Michelle Place, the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum's executive director.

“It’s just a gut punch,” Place told the New York Times. ”I’m guessing they had no idea of the significance of these bronze statues.”

The pieces were sold for $266 total despite the statue being worth thousands, Place said. The arms and head of Tallchief's statue are still missing, she added.

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The statue of Tallchief was at the end of the row of statues depicting the other four members of the Oklahoma Native American ballet group Five Moons, including Tallchief's older sister Maria, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, and Moscelyne Larkin. Tallchief's statue was close to a tree, which was likely the reason it was the one stolen.

Tulsa Mayor G. T. Bynum said the statues are a point of pride for the city, adding that the fact that someone would steal and dismember them is a "disgrace."

Tallchief's career in ballet took off in the 1940s and continued through the 1960s. She was known internationally, with stints in U.S. and French companies. Tallchief died last year at the age of 95.

The statue will be replaced by a new one from the same artist, Gary Henson, who told Place that he would bring the statue "back to life."

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The museum is attempting to raise $10,000 for insurance purposes and $5,000 to place cameras near the statues.

Tulsa police are investigating the theft.