Chief Wahoo Logo - Historical Cleveland Indians Mascot Design #53260 (License: Personal Use)

This image displays the Chief Wahoo logo, a cartoonish depiction of a Native American figure with exaggerated facial features, a red complexion, a white-and-navy headband, and a prominent red feather. Originally adopted in 1947, it served as the primary logo for the Cleveland Indians baseball team until its retirement in 2018 amid longstanding criticism over racial stereotyping. The design reflects mid-20th-century sports branding trends but is now widely recognized as offensive and culturally insensitive.

Used historically on uniforms, merchandise, stadium signage, and media for the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians). Typically appears in articles discussing sports mascots, Indigenous representation, or MLB history-targeting users researching cultural sensitivity in sports branding or vintage team logos.