The image shows three full-body figures standing in a row. The figure on the left has arms close to the body, wrapped in a garment with a bird and a fur collar. They have straight hair past their shoulders. The center figure wears a large feather headdress, a detailed cape with a sun-like emblem, and leggings matching the cape design. Their facial features are visible under the headdress. The figure on the right stands in profile, holding a spear and shield, wearing a garment with fringes, a headband with feathers, and a neutral background.
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A Sioux Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.1 x 61.8 cm (18 1/8 x 24 5/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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