The image shows four individuals standing outdoors. On the left, a woman stands with her child. The woman is wrapped in a patterned blanket and has long, black hair. The child is dressed simply. In the center, another individual stands with long, dark hair adorned with feathers and a painted face. This person wears a necklace and an ornate wrap. The fourth person stands on the right, holding a decorated spear. This individual has long hair tied back, showing a bare upper body, and is draped in a blanket around the waist. All are set against a painted sky and grassy terrain, enclosed in an…
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Weeco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 47.1 x 63.6 cm (18 9/16 x 25 1/16 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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