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Scalp Dance, Sioux, George Catlin

Scalp Dance, Sioux

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1845–1848
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
66.6 × 82.7 cm
Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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