The sculpture depicts a male figure carved from wood. He has dark brown skin and wears a cap of a similar color. The figure is draped in green fabric with orange decorative elements, such as a star enclosed in a circular motif and scroll-like patterns.
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Figurehead

Frank Gray (American, 1889 - 1962)

c. 1937

Medium
watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Classification
Index of American Design
Dimensions
overall: 50.2 x 37.7 cm (19 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Index of American Design
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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