The Four Bears, Mah-to-toh-pa, second chief of the Mandan nation.
The Four Bears, Mah-to-toh-pa, second chief of the Mandan or Numakiki nation. In undress, being in mourning, with a few locks of hair cut off. His hair put up in plaits or slabs, with glue and red paint, a custom of the tribe. Handcoloured lithograph by J. Harris after a painting by George Catlin from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man, Balliere, London, 1855.
Size: 4416px × 7312px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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