The image shows three individuals standing outdoors. The person on the left wears a headdress with feathers and a fur-like garment with beadwork. They hold a long object with tassels and feathers. To the right, another person wears a white garment with black and red designs and a feathered headdress. The third person carries a child on their back in a light pink shawl with decorative elements, holding a similar decorated long object. The background has soft, sky-like tones in blue and green.
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Two Ottoe Chiefs and a Woman

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.4 x 60.9 cm (17 7/8 x 24 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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