Chunka-ah-luta (Red Dog), oil portrait, ca. 1887

A standing man in a dark hat and fringed, light-colored leather shirt stands before a shadowy, mottled background, holding a long rod or pipe-stem with both hands. Layered metal medallions hang at his chest, and a beaded or quilled strap and red leggings are visible below a dark blanket draped over his shoulder.

Artist

Antonion Zeno Shindler

Date

ca. 1887

Medium

oil on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2290 × 3000 px

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