The image depicts three individuals in full-body view, standing side by side. The person on the left is leaning on their left leg, dressed in attire with fringes, long hair, a feathered headdress, holding a bow and shield. The central figure stands upright, wearing a feather headdress, a decorated garment with animal motifs, and holding a staff with feathers. The person on the right stands with folded arms, wearing a wrapped garment and holding a fan-like object. The background has soft, muted colors.
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Crow Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

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
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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