The image shows a group of five individuals - four standing and one seated in the foreground. The standing individuals have varied hand positions; two hold long pipes, and one appears to hold a bow and arrow. The seated individual is on the ground with a child beside her. The group has detailed facial features, with the men wearing plumed headdresses and the women adorned with beads and traditional clothing. The men have styled hair with adornments and wear cloaks, garments with patterns and beadwork, and moccasins. The seated woman wears a patterned garment, arm jewelry, and bead necklaces.…
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Chief and Members of the Konza Tribe

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 44.6 x 60.3 cm (17 9/16 x 23 3/4 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
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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