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Hand-colored lithograph portrait of a Creek man in a green beaded cap with a red feather and a striped blanket coat, with a printed caption below.

Me-Na-Wa: A Creek Warrior

A hand-colored lithograph portrait of a man in profile-three-quarter view, wearing a green beaded cap with a tall red feather, a striped red-and-white blanket coat, a red neckerchief, and a beaded bag strap. The printed caption beneath names the sitter and his Creek identity against a pale, text-filled background.

Artist
Alfred M. Hoffy
Date
1838
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2689 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1838).
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, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Me-Na-Wa: Guerrero creek, litografía coloreada a mano de 1838

Retrato litográfico coloreado a mano de un hombre de tres cuartos, con gorro verde bordado con cuentas, una alta pluma roja, una chaqueta de manta a rayas rojas y blancas, un pañuelo rojo al cuello y una correa de bolsa con cuentas. La leyenda impresa bajo la imagen nombra al retratado sobre un fondo claro con texto.

Português: Me-Na-Wa: Guerreiro creek, litogravura colorida à mão de 1838

Retrato em litogravura colorida à mão de um homem em três quartos, usando um gorro verde bordado com contas, uma pluma vermelha alta, um casaco de manta listrado em vermelho e branco, um lenço vermelho no pescoço e uma alça de bolsa com contas. A legenda impressa abaixo nomeia o retratado sobre um fundo claro com texto.