George catlin painted this portrait of no horns on his head and rabbit’s skin leggings (see 1985. 66. 145), both nez perce braves, as a pair and described his subjects in these words: “these two men, when i painted them, were in beautiful sioux dresses. [they] were part of a delegation that came across the rocky mountains to st. Louis. . ” catlin noted that he had traveled two thousand miles with these braves “towards their own country,” and during that time had become “much pleased with their manners and dispositions. ” (catlin, letters and notes, vol. 2, no. 48, 1841; reprint 1973). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1832. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 73.6 cm (29 in) ; width: 60.9 cm (24 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum. No Horn on His Head
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