A night scene of Indigenous people gathered together for a torch-lit ceremony.

Masquerade by Torchlight

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

Recto:
u.c., label attached to paperboard: 249
l.l.: A \ 320
Verso:
label attached to backing board: MASQUERADE BY TORCHLIGHT, by the \ Nayas Indians, Queen Charlotte's Inlet, on the Pacific Coast. 1855. A.M.N.H. \ 320 \ Catlin 249
Credit Line

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

1986.42
Copyright

Public domain

Location: On view

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