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| Keywords: Rabbit's Skin Leggings.jpg Artwork en George Catlin probably painted this portrait of Hee-oh ™ks-te-kin in St Louis or aboard the steamboat Yellowstone in 1832 The dignified bearing of the young men and the attention to detail in the elaborately beaded tunics and beaded and feathered hair reflect Catlin ™s regard for his subjects Native Americans he wrote were the finest models in all Nature unmasked and moving in all their grace and beauty Catlin's faithful effort to document the life of these peoples in the early nineteenth century captures those impressive cultures as they were before their world was shattered 1832 oil canvas in 29 24 Institution Smithsonian American Art Museum object history exhibition history credit line accession number 1985 66 145 4329 PD-old-100-1923 Nez Perce Portraits by George Catlin Portrait paintings in the Smithsonian American Art Museum Portrait paintings of Native Americans | ||||
