An oil painting of a group of Indigenous people watching men on horseback ride in a circle while shooting arrows at targets on the ground.

Archery of the Apachees [sic]

George Catlin (1796-1872)

Date

ca. 1855
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions

21 5/8 x 27 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l.: A.M.N.H. 303 \ Catlin 178
verso label attached to backing board: APACHES \ ARCHERY OF THE APACHEES. In \ crossing the \ mountains from St. Diego to Santa Fe, \ in 1855, the author \ witnessed this \ exciting scene. Excellency in archery \ with mounted Indians \ consists in the \ rapidity with which the arrows can be \ put upon the string \ and got off, and \ the accuracy of aim, whilst their horses \ are at full \ speed---for in this way \ their enemies and their game are killed.
u.c., label affixed to paperboard: 178.
l.l.: A \ 303
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Paul Mellon
Accession Number

1986.40
Copyright

Public domain

Location: On view

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