Om-pah-tón-ga, Big Elk, a Famous Warrior, George Catlin

Om-pah-tón-ga, Big Elk, a Famous Warrior

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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Native American Warrior Man Figure Portrait Standing Face Body paint Headdress Feather Earring Necklace Medallion Jewel Peau de bête Fur Coat Clothing Fringes Mocassin Shoe Axe Pipe Weapon Holding Sky Cloud

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