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Four individuals are sitting on the ground in a semi-circle. The first individual on the left is wrapped in a light-colored cloth and holding a staff. The second person has long hair with a feather, and is wearing decorative clothing. The third person has a feathered headdress and long hair, and the fourth person has a headdress with white and red elements. They are all wearing clothing with fringes and decorative details. The background shows a natural outdoor setting with green trees in the distance.
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Four individuals are sitting on the ground in a semi-circle. The first individual on the left is wrapped in a light-colored cloth and holding a staff. The second person has long hair with a feather, and is wearing decorative clothing. The third person has a feathered headdress and long hair, and the fourth person has a headdress with white and red elements. They are all wearing clothing with fringes and decorative details. The background shows a natural outdoor setting with green trees in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

An Aged Ojibbeway Chief and Three Warriors

George Catlin

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 47.4 x 63 cm (18 11/16 x 24 13/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.91
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • portrait
  • Cah-be-mub-be (He Who Sits Everywhere), warrior
  • Gitch-e-gaw-ga-osh (The Point that Remains Forever
  • I-an-be-wa-dick (The Male Caribou), warrior
  • Ojibbeway
  • On-daig (The Crow), warrior
Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

NGA object ID 50399. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.