Johnny Depp painted his face white and put a bird on his head to play Tonto in
The Lone Ranger. He based the look off a painting done by Kirby Sattler who isn't a Native American or a historian and who purposely paints subjects not part of any specific tribe. Not only that but in the painting, the bird is flying behind the subject. In Johny Depp's version, he decided the bird would be better suited as a hat.
Naturally, a few ...