The image depicts three individuals standing against a natural backdrop. The person on the left is a female with long dark hair styled into two braids, wearing a light-colored dress with fringes and beaded necklaces, and is barefoot. The central figure is a male with long hair adorned with feathers, wearing a cloak with a red sunburst design, and jewelry around his neck. The male figure on the right is holding a spear in his right hand and a shield in his left, wearing animal-skin leggings with fringes and a belt, and is barefoot. The background shows green grass, rolling hills, soft blue…
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A Yuma Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1855/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.5 x 62.1 cm (18 5/16 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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