"Waki-ta-mo-ne and his Troop of Hunters--Ottoe Warriors"

"He [Waki-ta-mo-ne] was a man of gigantic height, and, as I could see, though he sat crouched together, of fine and powerful form; his hair was cut rather short, and by great pains bestowed on it, made to stand straight upright, except the plaited scalp lock at the top of his head, which hung low down his back. His face was decorated with black stripes; ...His name was Wa-ki-ta-mo-nee, or the Fat Soldier; he was one of the most distinguished warriors of the Ottoes, and the numerous scalps that adorned his shield gave testimony to his valient deeds, and to his quality of dreaded warrior he added to, as I was informed, that of a great medicine man-- that is, physician and conjuror." [story related by "the German Naturalist" which is how Mollhausen referred to himself--see Alex Von Humboldt preface, page XXIII; this particular episode quoted above was cited from his trip in the autumn and winter of 1851-52.] page 149 of Mollhausen's Diary (see source for citation).