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Dark glossy bronze statue of a male figure on one leg, arms raised, head tilted back as if singing, wearing a loincloth and a feather.

A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit

Bronze statue of a slender male figure standing on one leg, with the other bent up behind him, arms raised toward his head and face lifted as if singing. He wears only a short loincloth and a feather at the crown; the dark, glossy patina catches light along the muscular body against a plain backdrop.

Artist
Hermon A. MacNeil
Date
ca. 1894
Medium
bronze
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2049 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit", escultura en bronce

Estatua de bronce de una figura masculina esbelta que se sostiene sobre una pierna, con la otra doblada hacia atrás, los brazos levantados hacia la cabeza y el rostro alzado como si cantara. Solo lleva un corto taparrabos y una pluma en la coronilla; la pátina oscura y brillante capta la luz sobre el cuerpo musculoso contra un fondo liso.

Português: "A Primitive Chant to the Great Spirit", escultura em bronze

Estátua de bronze de uma figura masculina esguia apoiada em uma perna, com a outra dobrada para trás, os braços erguidos em direção à cabeça e o rosto voltado para cima, como se cantasse. Veste apenas uma tanga curta e traz uma pluma no alto da cabeça; a pátina escura e brilhante capta a luz sobre o corpo musculoso contra um fundo liso.

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