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Painting of a standing Native man in profile with red-painted body and feathered roach headdress, holding a spiked club, against a cloudy sky.

Shin-ga-wás-sa, Handsome Bird

Oil painting of a standing man in profile, his body painted in red ochre and wearing a tall roach headdress with feathers. He holds a club with a spiked head in one hand, and a pouch hangs at his side against a soft, cloudy sky over grassland.

Artist
George Catlin
Date
1834
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2455 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1834).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Shin-ga-wás-sa, Handsome Bird, de George Catlin

Pintura al óleo de un hombre de pie en perfil, con el cuerpo pintado de ocre rojo y un tocado alto de plumas tipo roach. Sostiene un garrote con cabeza puntiaguda en una mano, y una bolsa cuelga a su costado frente a un cielo nublado sobre un pastizal.

Português: Shin-ga-wás-sa, Handsome Bird, de George Catlin

Pintura a óleo de um homem em pé, de perfil, com o corpo pintado de ocre vermelho e um cocar alto de penas tipo roach. Ele segura um bastão com cabeça pontiaguda em uma das mãos, e uma bolsa pende ao seu lado diante de um céu nublado sobre um campo.