Three individuals are shown in full body in the image. The person on the far left leans against a rocky surface holding a bow, with long, dark hair adorned with feathers and wearing red fabric around their waist. The central figure stands holding a bow, wearing a fringed garment and feathers in their hair. The person on the right poses with one knee raised, holding a spear, with dark hair adorned with feathers and wearing jewelry and light-colored fabric around their waist. The background shows a painted scene with soft brown and green tones, resembling natural terrain with foliage on the…
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Three Woyaway Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.7 x 62.4 cm (18 3/8 x 24 9/16 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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