The Scalp Dance

George Catlin, The Scalp Dance, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.386,595E
George Catlin, The Scalp Dance, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution, 1985.66.386,595E
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Artwork Details

Title
The Scalp Dance
Artist
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
lithograph
Classifications
Subjects
  • Ceremony — dance — Scalp Dance
  • Ceremony — Indian
  • Indian
  • Figure group
Object Number
1985.66.386,595E
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.386,595E

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Bill Burke, "Kiss". Young Lady in Amusement Arcade, Williamson, West Virginia, 1979, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1984.11.1, © 1979, Bill Burke
“Kiss”. Young Lady in Amusement Arcade, Williamson, West…
Artist
Date1979
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Bill Burke, Living Room with Woods Mural, Pulaski County, Kentucky, 1976, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.215, © 1976, Bill Burke
Living Room with Woods Mural, Pulaski County, Kentucky
Artist
Date1976
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Bill Burke, How Many? State Fair, Louisville, Kentucky, 1975, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.205, © 1975, Bill Burke
How Many? State Fair, Louisville, Kentucky
Artist
Date1975
gelatin silver print
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Bill Burke, Swimming Pool Repair, Hopkins County, Kentucky, 1976, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.219, © 1976, Bill Burke
Swimming Pool Repair, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Artist
Date1976
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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