Kotz-a-tó-ah, Smoked Shield, a Distinguished Warrior, George Catlin

Kotz-a-tó-ah, Smoked Shield, a Distinguished Warrior

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1834
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 Warrior Figure Standing Blanket Loincloth Clothing Shield Arc Arrow Quiver Weapon Feather Braid Necklace Jewel Bracelet Mocassin Shoe Body paint Bare-chested Fringes Sky

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