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The Medicine Man

Artwork Tombstone
ArtistWalter Ufer (American, 1876–1936)
TitleThe Medicine Man
DateUnknown
MediumOil on canvas on board
DimensionsSight: 12 × 10 1/8 in. (30.5 × 25.7 cm)
Framed: 16 1/8 × 14 3/8 in. (41 × 36.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter and Joan Wolf in memory of Louis Wolf, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number2018.21
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A Native American man sitting on the ground holding a drum. He is dressed in traditional clothing and his hair is long and braided. There is a basket of corncobs next to him.

A Native American man sitting on the ground holding a drum. He is dressed in traditional clothing and his hair is long and braided. There is a basket of corncobs next to him.

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"The Medicine Man | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2018.21