Cigar Store Indian

Alice Stearns

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a male figure adorned with a feathered headdress, dressed in a blue tunic with a red drape, brown leggings, and footwear. The tunic has yellow accents at the waist, and he holds a dark brown ball in his left hand. The sculpture is made of painted wood with colors such as golden yellow, dark brown, vibrant blue, and deep red. The figure stands on a rectangular blue-gray base. It is life-sized in relation to a small human figure.