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Nayas Indian Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows three individuals and a baby. Two men stand side by side wearing animal hide leggings, with one holding a wooden staff. They have long dark hair and calm expressions. One man wears circular earrings and a necklace, and both have feathers in their hair. The woman, standing on the right, wears a white shawl over a blue skirt and a large nose ornament. She carries a swaddled baby on her back. The background shows an open landscape with grass and a cloudy blue sky. The scene is framed within an oval on a rectangular canvas with neutral-colored borders.

Artwork Details

Date
1855/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
7634 × 5969 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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