Medicine Buffalo of the Sioux, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Medicine Buffalo of the Sioux

George Catlin described this magical image as “the figure of a buffalo cut out of the turf on the prairie, and visited by the Indians going on a buffalo-hunt.” (Catlin, 1848 Catalogue, Catlin’s Indian Gallery, SAAM online exhibition

George Catlin

Creation Date: 1837-1839
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in. (49.7 x 70.0 cm)

Object #: 4269
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=4269
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1985.66.485
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