Arapaho Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin

National Gallery of Art

There are three figures depicted in the image. The figure on the left is a male standing upright, holding a rifle with one hand. His facial features show prominent cheekbones and a slightly open mouth. He wears a headdress with feathers, dark hair, a necklace, arm bands, and a fringed garment around his waist. The middle figure, with their back to the viewer, is wrapped in a fur clothing piece and appears to wear a feathered headdress. The figure on the right is a female with long dark hair, wearing a pink shawl over a light dress with patterns. She carries an infant on her back in a woven basket. The background shows a simple landscape with grassy terrain, a light blue sky with clouds, enclosed in an oval frame bordered further.