Háw-che-ke-súg-ga, He Who Kills the Osages, Chief of the Tribe, George Catlin

Háw-che-ke-súg-ga, He Who Kills the Osages, Chief of the Tribe

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1832
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73.7 × 60.9 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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Portrait Man Native American Chief Figure Bust Face Gaze Headband Feather Headdress Clothing Earring Necklace Claw Pearl Jewel Pipe Bare-chested Body paint Hand Sky Cloud Red

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