Buffalo Dance, Mandan, George Catlin

Buffalo Dance, Mandan

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1835–1837
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 50.9 × 69.4 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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Dance Dancing Ceremony Rite Group Man Figure Native American Mask Horn Peau de bête Fur Clothing Arc Weapon Arrow Spear Shield Axe Feather Loincloth Leaning Movement Background Brown Mandan

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