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Art of the American West: South American Indian Photographs

Catlin's paintings from his 1852-57 travels in South America - Amazon, Orinoco and Rio Uruguay villages, hunts and portraits - catalogued under this heading by the National Gallery of Art.

Five Maya Indians, 1855

Five Maya Indians

1855

Five Caribbe Indians, 1854

Five Caribbe Indians

1854

Three Woyaway Indians, 1854

Three Woyaway Indians

1854

Three Taruma Indians, 1854

Three Taruma Indians

1854

Four Goo-a-give Indians, 1854

Four Goo-a-give Indians

1854

Four Arowak Indians, 1854

Four Arowak Indians

1854

Zurumati Indians, 1854

Zurumati Indians

1854

Three Zurumati Indians, 1854

Three Zurumati Indians

1854

Four Zurumati Children, 1854

Four Zurumati Children

1854

Four Macouchi Indians, 1854

Four Macouchi Indians

1854

A Connibo Indian Family, 1854

A Connibo Indian Family

1854

Bride and Groom on Horseback - Connibo, 1854

Bride and Groom on Horseback - Connibo

1854

A Chetibo Family, 1854

A Chetibo Family

1854

Four Sepibo Indians, 1854

Four Sepibo Indians

1854

Five Iquito Indians, 1854

Five Iquito Indians

1854

Three Omagua Men, 1854

Three Omagua Men

1854

Four Xingu Indians, 1854

Four Xingu Indians

1854

Four Angustura Indians, 1854

Four Angustura Indians

1854

Four Mura Indians, 1854

Four Mura Indians

1854

Marahua Indians, 1854

Marahua Indians

1854

Orejona Chief and Family, 1854

Orejona Chief and Family

1854

Orejona Indians, 1854

Orejona Indians

1854

Three Chaymas Men, 1854

Three Chaymas Men

1854

Chaco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior, 1854

Chaco Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

1854

Members of the Payaguas Tribe, 1854

Members of the Payaguas Tribe

1854

Lengua Chief, His Two Wives, and Four Children, 1854

Lengua Chief, His Two Wives, and Four Children

1854

Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors, 1854

Lengua Medicine Man with Two Warriors

1854

Members of the Botocudo Tribe, 1854

Members of the Botocudo Tribe

1854

Botocudo Chief, His Wife, and a Young Man, 1854

Botocudo Chief, His Wife, and a Young Man

1854

Three Auca Children, 1854

Three Auca Children

1854

Patagon Chief, His Brother, and Daughter, 1856

Patagon Chief, His Brother, and Daughter

1856

Three Young Tobos Men, 1854

Three Young Tobos Men

1854

Four Fuegian Indians, 1856

Four Fuegian Indians

1856

The Great Ant-Eater, 1854

The Great Ant-Eater

1854

The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give, 1854

The Handsome Dance - Goo-a-give

1854

Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca, 1854

Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca

1854

Pont de Palmiers and Tiger Shooting, 1854

Pont de Palmiers and Tiger Shooting

1854

Turtle Hunt, 1854

Turtle Hunt

1854

A Fight with Peccaries - Caribbe, 1854

A Fight with Peccaries - Caribbe

1854

Ignis Fatuus - Zurumati, 1854

Ignis Fatuus - Zurumati

1854

View of the Pampa del Sacramento, 1854

View of the Pampa del Sacramento

1854

Shore of the Essequibo, 1854

Shore of the Essequibo

1854

Luxuriant Forest on the Bank of the Amazon, 1854

Luxuriant Forest on the Bank of the Amazon

1854

A Caribbe Village in Dutch Guiana, 1854

A Caribbe Village in Dutch Guiana

1854

View in the Crystal Mountains, 1854

View in the Crystal Mountains

1854

Arowak Village, 1854

Arowak Village

1854

The Beetle Crevice, 1854

The Beetle Crevice

1854

Shore of the Trombetas, 1854

Shore of the Trombetas

1854

An Indian Village - Shore of the Amazon, 1854

An Indian Village - Shore of the Amazon

1854

Interior of an Amazon Forest - Zurumati, 1854

Interior of an Amazon Forest - Zurumati

1854

An Amazon Forest - Looking Ashore, 1854

An Amazon Forest - Looking Ashore

1854

Rhododendron Mountain, 1854

Rhododendron Mountain

1854

View of the Crystal Mountains, Brazil, 1854

View of the Crystal Mountains, Brazil

1854

Return from a Turtle Hunt - Connibo, 1854

Return from a Turtle Hunt - Connibo

1854

Wild Cattle Grazing on the Pampa del Sacramento, 1854

Wild Cattle Grazing on the Pampa del Sacramento

1854

Spearing by Moonlight - Chaco, 1854

Spearing by Moonlight - Chaco

1854

Driving the Pampas for Wild Cattle - Connibo, 1854

Driving the Pampas for Wild Cattle - Connibo

1854

A Small Orejona Village, 1854

A Small Orejona Village

1854

An Omagua Village - Boat Sketch, 1854

An Omagua Village - Boat Sketch

1854

A Mura Encampment - Boat Sketch, 1854

A Mura Encampment - Boat Sketch

1854

A Mayoruna Village, 1854

A Mayoruna Village

1854

A Yahua Village, 1854

A Yahua Village

1854

View of the Shore of the Amazon - Boat Sketch, 1854

View of the Shore of the Amazon - Boat Sketch

1854

Encampment of Cocomas - Looking Ashore, 1854

Encampment of Cocomas - Looking Ashore

1854

Tapuya Encampment, 1854

Tapuya Encampment

1854

Mauhees Encampment, 1854

Mauhees Encampment

1854

Indian Camp in the Forest, 1854

Indian Camp in the Forest

1854

A Small Tobos Village, 1854

A Small Tobos Village

1854

Entrance to a Lagoon, Shore of the Amazon, 1854

Entrance to a Lagoon, Shore of the Amazon

1854

A Connibo Village, 1854

A Connibo Village

1854

Connibos Starting for Wild Horses, 1854

Connibos Starting for Wild Horses

1854

Grand Lavoir, Pampa del Sacramento, 1854

Grand Lavoir, Pampa del Sacramento

1854

Shore of the Uruguay - Making a Sketch, 1854

Shore of the Uruguay - Making a Sketch

1854

Lengua Indians Ascending the Rapids of the Rio Uruguay, 1854

Lengua Indians Ascending the Rapids of the Rio Uruguay

1854

A Small Lengua Village, 1854

A Small Lengua Village

1854

A Small Lengua Village, Uruguay, 1854

A Small Lengua Village, Uruguay

1854

A Small Village - Payaguas Indians, 1854

A Small Village - Payaguas Indians

1854

A Small Village of Remos Indians, 1854

A Small Village of Remos Indians

1854

A Sepibo Village, 1854

A Sepibo Village

1854

Mouth of the Rio Purus, 1854

Mouth of the Rio Purus

1854

Halting to Make a Sketch, 1854

Halting to Make a Sketch

1854

A Connibo Wigwam, 1854

A Connibo Wigwam

1854

Pacapacurus Village, 1854

Pacapacurus Village

1854

Spearing by Torchlight, 1854

Spearing by Torchlight

1854

Indians and Horses in the Forest, 1854

Indians and Horses in the Forest

1854

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon, 1854

Spearing by Torchlight on the Amazon

1854

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