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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"
On View
Not on view
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.
Copyright© Oscar Howe Estate
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