Dance to the Berdache

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Ibolya Horváth
by George Catlin
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Dance to the Berdache, drawing by George Catlin, c. 1861-1869.

National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C.

Drawn while on the Great Plains, among the Sac and Fox Indians, the sketch depicts a ceremonial dance to celebrate the two-spirit person.

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Catlin, G. (2021, June 07). Dance to the Berdache. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14209/dance-to-the-berdache/

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