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The Scalplock by Alfred Jacob Miller, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA

Detail of The Scalplock, painting, oil on canvas, by Alfred Jacob Miller, 1810-74, American artist, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. This style of painting created a lasting impression of Native Americans, depicted wearing feather headdresses and ready to scalp their enemies. The figure is with his horse, holding a gun over his shoulder and the scalp in his right hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Contained in galleries: Colorado, United States

Detail of The Scalplock, painting, oil on canvas, by Alfred Jacob Miller, 1810-74, American artist, from the William Sr and Dorothy Harmsen Collection in the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, USA. This style of painting created a lasting impression of Native Americans, depicted wearing feather headdresses and ready to scalp their enemies. The figure is with his horse, holding a gun over his shoulder and the scalp in his right hand. Picture by Manuel Cohen