The image shows multiple individuals in an outdoor setting. Two seated men at the center have long dark hair, with one wearing a feathered headpiece. They have facial markings or tattoos, wear loincloths, and beaded necklaces. A woman and a child stand to the left, with two other figures, including a child, in a canoe in water in the background. The scene is by water with grassy land under an open sky.
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Marahua Indians

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 46.6 x 61.6 cm (18 3/8 x 24 1/4 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
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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