Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian CollectionCatlin, George
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Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 1 (of 2): being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection
Catlin, George
England -- Description and travel; France -- Description and travel; Indians of North America
The scars on his breast, arms, and legs, show that he has
several times in his life submitted to the propitiatory tortures
represented in four paintings, Nos. 505, 506, 507, 508.
132. _Seehk-hée-da_, the Mouse-coloured Feather, or "_White
Eyebrows_;" a very noted brave, with a beautiful pipe in his
hand; his hair quite yellow.
This man was killed by the Sioux, and scalped, two years after I
painted his portrait: his scalp lies on the table, No. 10.
133. _Mi-néek-ee-súnk-te-ka_, the Mink; a beautiful Mandan
girl, in mountain-sheep skin dress, ornamented with
porcupine-quills, beads, and elk's teeth.
134. _Sha-kó-ka_, Mint.
A very pretty and modest girl, twelve years of age, with _grey
hair! peculiar to the Mandans_. This unaccountable peculiarity
belongs to the Mandans alone, and about one in twelve, of both
sexes and of all ages, have the hair of a bright silvery grey, and
exceedingly coarse and harsh, somewhat like a horse's mane.
135. _[U']n-ka-hah-hón-shee-kow_, the Long Finger-nails; a brave.
136. _Máh-ta[h']p-ta-hah_, the One who rushes through the Middle.
137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142. _San-ja-ka-kó-koh_, the Deceiving
Wolf; and five others, in a group; names not preserved.
SHI-ENNE.
A small but very valiant tribe of 3000, neighbours of the Sioux, on
the west, between the Black Hills and the Rocky Mountains: a very
tall race of men, second in stature to the Osages.
143. _Né-hee-ó-ee-wóo-tis_, the Wolf on the Hill; Chief of the
tribe; a noble and fine-looking fellow: this man has been
known to own 100 horses at one time.
144. _Tis-se-wóo-na-tís_, She who bathes her Knees; Wife of the
Chief (No. 143); her hair in braid.
FLAT HEADS, or NEZ PERCÉS.
On the head-waters of the Columbia, west of the Rocky Mountains.
145. _Hee-oh'ks-te-kin_, the Rabbit's Skin Leggins; a brave, in a
very beautiful dress.
146. _H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min_, No Horns on his Head; a brave, a
very handsome man, in a beautiful dress.
147. ( ) Woman and Child; showing the manner in which the heads of
the children are flattened.
CHIN-OOK.
On the lower parts of the Columbia, near the Pacific Ocean.
148. _Hee-doh'ge-ats_, ----; a young man, eighteen years of age.
BLACK FEET.
A very warlike and hostile tribe of 50,000, including the _Peagans
Cotonnés_ and _Gros-ventres de Prairies_, occupying the head-waters
of the Missouri, extending a great way into the British territory
on the north, and into the Rocky Mountains on the west. Rather low
in stature, broad chested, square shouldered, richly clad, and well
armed, living in skin lodges. 12,000 of them destroyed by smallpox
within the year 1838!
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