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Cigar Store Indian

V.L. Vance

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a Native American figure wearing traditional attire and a feathered headdress. The statue is painted in red and gold, with brown skin tones. The attire includes a red tunic with gold trimming, and the headdress has upright feathers. The sculpture holds a tomahawk in one hand and a rectangular object in the other. It stands on a dark rectangular pedestal.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Dimensions
3057 × 5204 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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