Illustration
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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