H’co-a-h’co-a-h’cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave

George Catlin, H'co-a-h'co-a-h'cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave, 1832, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.146
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Artwork Details

Title
H’co-a-h’co-a-h’cotes-min, No Horns on His Head, a Brave
Artist
Date
1832
Location
Dimensions
29 x 24 in. (73.7 x 60.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Indian — Nez Percé
  • Portrait male — No Horns on His Head — bust
  • Dress — Indian dress
Object Number
1985.66.146
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.146

Artwork Description

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)