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

The Scalp Dance

Graphic Arts-Print · 43.8 × 59.7 cm

May one see it?

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
Sep 25, 2026
Source
The museum
On the mapMuseum page

Particulars

Accession number
1985.66.386,595F

What it shows

Rites and ceremoniesScalp DanceFigure groupDance

In the catalog

PrintsLithograph

Sources

  • Smithsonian American Art Museum
  • Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0

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