The image depicts a person in profile, standing facing left. They are holding a bundle in one hand and wearing a colorful headdress with large feathers. The person has long black hair, a simple face, and wears a red garment with decorative patterns, brown leggings, and dark shoes. They also wear a bead necklace and carry a long object over their shoulder. The background is a light yellow color.
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Indian Tobacco Shop Sign [obverse, Indian facing left]

American 19th Century

second half 19th century

Medium
oil on wood
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 136.4 x 57.8 cm (53 11/16 x 22 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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