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"Smoking Horses," a Curious Custom of the Sauk and Fox, George Catlin

"Smoking Horses," a Curious Custom of the Sauk and Fox

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement
Romanticism
Date
1835–1836
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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CeremonyHorseAnimalHorsemanRidingGallopDogNative AmericanManFigureCrowdGroupSeatedStandingBlanketClothingFeatherMeadowPlainHillMountainTreePlantGrassSkyCloudLandscapeFox (Meskwaki)Sauk
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