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The Scalp Dance, George Catlin
George Catlin, portraitGeorge CatlinAmerican, 1796–1872

The Scalp Dance

Graphic Arts-Print

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Where is “The Scalp Dance” now? Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Unknown.

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

In this state since
Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
1985.66.386,595E

What it shows

Rites and ceremoniesScalp DanceFigure groupDancing

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PrintsLithograph

Sources

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