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Cigar Store Indian

c. 1937

Einar Heiberg

Associated Names

Einar Heiberg

Artist, American, 1893 - 1964

The sculpture depicts a figure representing a Native American man. He wears a headdress made of feathers, painted in earth tones. The man wears a long tunic with a belt and holds a staff in his left hand. The sculpture is made of wood and stands on a carved base resembling rock or earth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 61 x 46 cm (24 x 18 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.9982

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: EINAR HEIBERG

Wikidata ID

Q64558031

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