War Dancer, gouache by Monroe Tsatoke

A standing male figure in a stylized dance costume, with a feathered headdress, beaded and fringed collar, yellow fringed leggings, and a long staff in his right hand. He faces forward against a muted brown-gray background, painted in flat opaque gouache with a signature in the lower right.

Artist

Monroe Tsatoke

Date

ca. 1915-1937

Medium

gouache on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1487 × 2999 px

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