The image shows four adults and one child seated on the ground within an oval frame. The child is on the far left, lying down with a bow and arrow. Next to the child is a woman in a fringed garment with intricate designs, sitting cross-legged. To her right is a man with long hair, feathers, and facial markings, holding a pipe. Beside him is another woman in a similar garment. Seated on the far right is a fourth adult with long hair, feathers, and a beaded necklace, also holding a pipe. The background shows a soft, nondescript landscape in shades of blue and green.

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The Sioux Chief with Several Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 47.1 x 63.6 cm (18 9/16 x 25 1/16 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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