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Caraja Indian

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre and white. Moose and parallel lines. India Carajá standing, occupying almost the entire height of the support. The figure is formed by a kind of triangular covering the upper body, which has loose drawings and a bar resembling early Carajá design; the head is hook-shaped, from where hair or wool esvoaçadas on the right. In the lower part of the body seems to be dressed in a skirt with triangular shape. Megs apart with your feet directed to the right and to the left. Plain background.

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  • Title: Caraja Indian
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16 x h22.7cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian
  • Technique: fountain pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5799
  • Notes: Work executed on cover of a notebook [AP 66].
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4922
Projeto Portinari

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