The image shows three individuals standing side by side. The person on the left holds a bow and wears a white garment with accessories. The middle person stands with hands touching in front, wearing a similar garment with orange fringe. The person on the right holds a spear and wears a red-brown cloth with accessories. The background features a natural landscape with soft pastel tones. The scene is framed within an oval border.
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Three Yumaya Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1855/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.7 x 61.8 cm (18 x 24 5/16 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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