War Dancer

Artist Oscar Howe, called Mazuha Hokshina (Trader Boy) (North American Indian, Yanktonai Dakota, 1915 - 1983)

CultureYanktonai Sioux

Date1966

MediumCasein and opaque watercolor over graphite pencil on white wove paper

DimensionsImage: 25 11/16 × 20 1/2 inches (65.3 × 52.1 cm)
Framed: 41 5/8 × 31 5/8 × 1 inches (105.73 × 80.33 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Association on American Indian Affairs, New York City

Object number78-16

Signedl.r.: " '66 Oscar Howe"

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Collections

North American Indian Art

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DescriptionMan holding spear, wearing red loincloth, ankle bells, and mocassins. Knees bent, arms upraised, head turned to proper left side. Background consists of shards of red, ochre, brown, and grey arranged in a loosely circular pattern.

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