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Cigar Store Indian

Chris Makrenos

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a Native American man standing upright. He is wearing a traditional headdress with feathers. The sculpture is predominantly brown and includes painted details. The man is adorned with a turquoise necklace and is dressed in a fringed garment with reddish and beige tones, wrapped with a belt around his waist. The sculpture presents the man holding a long spear in his right hand and an object resembling a tomahawk in his left hand. The figure is life-sized in scale.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, graphite, and heightening on paperboard
Dimensions
3446 × 4567 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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