The image shows three individuals standing in full-length. The person on the left is holding a staff and wearing a feathered headdress and a robe with intricate designs. The central figure wears a robe fastened with a fur shawl, has a red mohawk hairstyle and holds a staff. The person on the right stands with a shield and a cylindrical object on their back. They all stand on a grassy patch with a light background, framed by a narrow pale green border.
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A Pawnee Chief with Two Warriors

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 50 x 61.8 cm (19 11/16 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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