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Gouache in black and white of Indian ceremonial masks and tortoise shell rattle signed lower right

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Gouache in black and white of Indian  ceremonial masks and tortoise shell rattle  signed lower right
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Gouache in black and white of Indian ceremonial masks and tortoise shell rattle signed lower right De Cost Smith. Approximately 15”x20” in fine condition recently framed, cleaned and matted. De CostSmith was born in New York in 1864 and died 1939. He studied at Academic Julian in Paris. He grew up near Skaneateles in Western New York where he became well acquainted and initialed into the Gnondaga Tribe. Hetraveled to Dakota Territory in 1884 where he created articles and illustrations for outdoor magazines. He worked with Edward Willard Deming and was well regarded for his works portraying authentic Native AmericanCulture. Est.; $1,000-$2,000