The image depicts five individuals, including four adults and one child. Three of the adults, two men and one woman, are standing upright and facing slightly left, while another man stands to the right holding a bow, facing the group. The woman on the left is holding a child. The individuals have long dark hair. The man on the far right wears a headdress with feathers and decorative attire, including a long shirt with fringe and a circular object adorned with feathers. The man beside him is draped in a thick garment. The woman is wearing a shawl or robe, and the man behind her wears minimal…
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Two Sioux Chiefs, a Medicine Man, and a Woman with a Child

George Catlin (American, 1796 - 1872)

1861/1869

Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 44.2 x 61 cm (17 3/8 x 24 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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