The image shows four individuals - three adults and one child - with their full bodies visible. The child stands on the left holding a stick, while an adult male stands next to him with a spear. Another male figure stands in the center holding a staff and shield, while a female sits on the right. The background features a gradient sky and a grassy landscape.
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Four Arowak Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.7 x 62 cm (18 3/8 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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