The image features four men shown in full-body view. The man on the left stands with his back to the viewer, propping one foot on a rock or mound, leaning slightly forward while holding a spear. He wears a fur garment around his waist. The second man faces the viewer directly, holding a spear in his left hand. The third man stands facing forward but with his body turned slightly sideways, holding a ceremonial staff, with one hand on his chest. The fourth man turns to the right, gesturing with his arm extended, holding a round shield in the other hand and wearing leggings with fringed detail.…
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Four Navaho Warriors

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.4 x 62 cm (18 1/4 x 24 7/16 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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