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Cigar Store Indian

Walter Hochstrasser

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a Native American figure standing with a dignified posture. The subject is adorned with a feathered headdress and is wearing traditional garb, including a tunic and a cloak. The figure holds a long object in the left hand and a tomahawk in the right. The sculpture is rendered in colors that mimic natural tones of brown, green, and gray, giving it a textured appearance of wood material. The figure is placed on a rectangular green base. The sculpture is life-sized in relation to humans.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1938
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
3458 × 4626 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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