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Cigar Store Indian

Adele Brooks

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a figure of a Native American man standing upright. He is adorned with a headdress featuring colorful feathers in shades of red, yellow, and brown. The figure is wearing a green tunic-style garment with a yellow belt at the waist. He holds an object resembling a wooden crate or a stack of carved items in his right hand, and beside him rests a long, thin object. The sculpture is made of carved wood, painted with various colors including brown for the skin, along with green, red, and yellow for the clothing and accessories. The figure appears to be standing on a round wooden base.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1939
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
3444 × 4629 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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