Four individuals are sitting on the ground in a semi-circle. The first individual on the left is wrapped in a light-colored cloth and holding a staff. The second person has long hair with a feather, and is wearing decorative clothing. The third person has a feathered headdress and long hair, and the fourth person has a headdress with white and red elements. They are all wearing clothing with fringes and decorative details. The background shows a natural outdoor setting with green trees in the distance.
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An Aged Ojibbeway Chief and Three Warriors

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47.4 x 63 cm (18 11/16 x 24 13/16 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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