Sham Fight, Mandan Boys, George Catlin

Sham Fight, Mandan Boys

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1832–1833
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 49.7 × 70 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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Native American Child Figure Boy Group Crowd Children's game Game Combat Struggle Running Training Arc Weapon Arrow Feather Loincloth Clothing Meadow Plain Hill Mountain Grass Plant Sky Landscape Green Mandan

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