The image shows three individuals standing side by side outdoors. The person on the left wears a feather headdress and a fur wrap with colorful patterns, holding a bow and arrows. The middle person wears a feather headdress, a woolen cloak, patterned leggings, and moccasins. The person on the right wears feathers in their hair, a fur garment, and moccasins. The background is a simple, open plain with grass and a neutral sky.
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Three Shoshonee Warriors

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.6 x 60.4 cm (17 15/16 x 23 3/4 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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