This image shows three people standing in full-body view. The person on the left has long dark hair and wears a headpiece made of natural materials, a blue waist garment, and stands confidently with one hand on their hip. The central figure holds a spear, wears feathers and a cloth wrap on their head, long dark hair, and a red and orange poncho over a tunic and tall boots. The person on the right has long dark hair, wears a turquoise skirt, red leggings, and a decorative necklace, standing with hands by their sides. The background shows a soft landscape with rolling hills and a muted sky,…
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Cochimtee Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1855/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.8 x 61.3 cm (18 1/16 x 24 1/8 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
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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