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Cigar Store Indian

Harry King

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a figure of a Native American man standing with one arm raised and one hand resting on his hip. He is adorned with a headdress featuring blue and black feathers, wearing a red tunic with a yellow border and green and blue sashes. The figure carries a bundle of cigars under one arm. The material of the sculpture appears to be wood, with a painted surface. It stands on a two-tiered plinth, with the top tier being cube-like and the lower tier a rectangular block, both painted in a reddish-brown hue. The base has four wheels. The figure is stylized and painted in colorful hues, giving it a ceremonial look.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3369 × 5066 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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