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title: Ball Play Dance
author: George Catlin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19739/ball-play-dance/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-12-04
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# Ball Play Dance

_Authored by George Catlin_

## Image File

[![Ball Play Dance](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19739.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19739.jpeg)

## Image Caption

*Ball Play Dance, Choctow*, depicting the ceremonial [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/) dance performed prior to a game of stickball, oil on canvas by American artist George Catlin, 1834.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Catlin, G. (2024, December 04). Ball Play Dance. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19739/ball-play-dance/>
### Chicago
Catlin, George. "Ball Play Dance." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 04, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19739/ball-play-dance/>.
### MLA
Catlin, George. "Ball Play Dance." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Dec 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19739/ball-play-dance/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/ball-play-dance-choctaw-3883) by **George Catlin**. Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 04 December 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.