Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kah-béck-a, The Twin, Wife of Bloody Hand
George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872 · 1832
The Twin was the wife of Bloody Hand, chief of the Arikara tribe. George Catlin painted both their portraits during his travels West in 1832. This portrait was painted at a Mandan village.
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