Nóm-ba-mon-nee, Double Walker, a Brave

George Catlin, Nóm-ba-mon-nee, Double Walker, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.116
Copied George Catlin, Nóm-ba-mon-nee, Double Walker, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.116
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Artwork Details

Title
Nóm-ba-mon-nee, Double Walker, a Brave
Artist
Date
1832
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Double Walker — full length
  • Indian — Omaha
  • Dress — Indian dress
  • Recreation — leisure — smoking
Object Number
1985.66.116
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.116

Artwork Description

Omaha brave Double Walker wears a buffalo robe and leggings fringed with scalp locks. His hair is dressed with a roach of stiff animal hair dyed with vermilion and decorated with a single feather that may indicate he was a warrior. George Catlin painted this portrait at Fort Leavenworth (in today’s Kansas) in 1832. (Gurney and Heyman, eds., George Catlin and His Indian Gallery, 2002)