Three individuals are depicted in a side by side full-body view. The person on the left holds a curved object in their right hand. They have short, black hair with a red feather and wear fringed pants and a garment covering their upper body. The person in the middle holds a long spear in their left hand and wears a headband with red and white feathers. They have long black hair and wear a fur wrap over one shoulder. The person on the right holds a long staff in their left hand and also wears a feathered headband. They have black hair tied with feathers and wear fringed leggings. The…
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Three Iowa Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.8 x 63.2 cm (18 7/16 x 24 7/8 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
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