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Catlin Feasted by the Mandan Chief

George Catlin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a group of six people seated inside a conical tent. One person, wearing a feathered headdress and traditional attire, sits at the center. Other individuals are seated around them, dressed modestly. There is a fire with a cooking pot, wooden posts supporting the tent, animal skins on the ground, and more people seated against the tent wall. Light filters in from an opening in the roof.

Artwork Details

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
6182 × 4817 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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