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Indian lacrosse game

About this painting

George Catlin, An Indian Ball-Play. 1846–1850. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

Date created
1846–1850
License
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George Catlin's 1846–1850 painting of American Indians playing lacrosse.

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George Catlin’s 1846–1850 painting, An Indian Ball-Play, depicts Plains Indians playing lacrosse. In the painting, hundreds of men are on the field holding sticks. Several teepees are in the background.