Cigar Store Indian "Trapper"

Stanley Mazur

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a standing male figure dressed in a warrior or hunting costume. He wears a short tunic adorned with carved patterns, a headdress with a hanging cloth or ribbon, and a cross-body sash holding a small round shield or decorative medallion across the chest. The leggings or boots have intricate patterns suggesting scale armor or decorative stitching. He carries a slung satchel with an animal face carved onto it at his side. The sculpture is rendered in shades of brown and gray, giving it a weathered wood-like texture. The figure's facial features and posture are stylized, with one arm bent at the elbow, hand holding an object, and a forward gaze.