Rabbit’s Skin Leggings (Hee-ohks-te-kin) (Nez Perce (Nimipu)) Plate 207. Catlin. The
Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians. London, 1892. Archives &
Rare Books Department, University Libraries, University of Cincinnati.
No Horns on His Head (Hco-a-hco-a-hcotes-min) (Nez Perce (Nimipu)). Plate 208. Catlin. The
Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians. London, 1892. Archives &
Rare Books Department, University Libraries, University of Cincinnati.
Two other Native Americans on board were Rabbit’s Skin Leggings and No Horns On His Head. These two Nez Perce were the homeward-bound remnants of a four-man delegation which had come to St. Louis to inquire after the White Man’s religion. The result of their visit was a call for Christian missionaries to bring the truth to the heathen and to open the Oregon Territory.
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