Cigar Store Indian "Trapper"

c. 1937

Stanley Mazur

Associated Names
Stanley Mazur

Artist, American, 1903 - 1978

The sculpture depicts a standing male figure dressed in a warrior or hunting costume. He wears a short tunic adorned with carved patterns, a headdress with a hanging cloth or ribbon, and a cross-body sash holding a small round shield or decorative medallion across the chest. The leggings or boots have intricate patterns suggesting scale armor or decorative stitching. He carries a slung satchel with an animal face carved onto it at his side. The sculpture is rendered in shades of brown and gray, giving it a weathered wood-like texture. The figure's facial features and posture are stylized, with one arm bent at the elbow, hand holding an object, and a forward gaze.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 93.6 x 53 cm (36 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.7751


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: STANLEY MAZUR

Wikidata ID

Q64632675

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