The image depicts three figures standing in the foreground. They have long, dark hair styled up with feathers, wear necklaces, and have minimal attire with feather elements around their waists and legs. They hold long sticks adorned with feathers. The background shows a natural landscape with grass, a distant mountain range, and a cloudy sky.
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The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1854/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 45.8 x 62.5 cm (18 1/16 x 24 5/8 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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