Tattoo Man
Artist
Carson R. Waterman
(Onondowa’ga: (Seneca), Snipe Clan, born 1944)
Date2001
MediumPrint from original painting
Dimensions20” H x 24” W
SignedLower right hand corner: Carson R. Waterman 2001
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in honor of Michael Taylor
Object numberNA2002.03.SOAN
DescriptionIn the center an Iroquois man has tattoos on his lower face, neck, and chest. He wears a Gustoweh headdress. In the background are clan symbols, wampum designs and beadwork patterns.
ClassificationsPrints
Exhibitions
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