This painting shows a group of people standing outside in a circle. They all have reddish-brown skin and long, dark hair decorated with red, white, and black feathers, and they wear a variety of garments. Some have tan pants with long fringe running down the sides, while others wear black and white feathers around their waists, hanging from colorful belts. Many of them have arms, legs, and chests decorated with red patterns like lines, swirls, dots, or handprints. They also wear lots of jewelry, including silvery bands on their arms and wrists, earrings in red and teal, and long strands of…
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Scalp Dance - Sioux

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.3 x 62.1 cm (18 1/4 x 24 7/16 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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