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Catalog Number CAS 0370-1043   CAS 0370-1043; Painting
Category Visual Arts
Object Name Painting
Culture Kiowa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Oklahoma
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Lee Tsatoke (1929-1986)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1950-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Opaque watercolor on paper
Description Untitled painting on white watercolor paper depicting single Kiowa man, shown in left profile, standing on his right foot and slightly bent at the knees; Man wears moccasins with tin cone tinklers, buckskin pants with side fringe; Woven garters, buckskin shirt with fringe, red fabric aprons on front and back, pink shoulder blanket, and brown fur cap; His hair is pulled into 2 side pony tails and wrapped in brown fur; He carries feather fan in left hand and tin rattle with feathers at top in right hand; Signature "Lee Tsatoke" is printed in blue ink just below figure.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 30.2, Length = 44.9