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  • Yellow Wolf's Winchester Carbine Model 66.44 Rim Fire
  • Indians of North America; Arms & armament; Rifles;
  • This rifle has a brass receiver and rust on its barrel and butt-plate. Its magazine tube is severely dented at the head. The stock is probably a replacement; it is reddish-brown in color. The butt stock has been channeled and filled at the corners...
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  • Bear Grass
  • Indians of North America; Basket making;
  • Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) is known to grow only at high altitudes. As used by the Nez Perce it was woven into baskets, first being washed and then bleached. The root also had medicinal uses.
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  • Commemorative Medal for Yellow Wolf
  • Medals; Campaigns & battles;
  • Medal commissioned by McWhorter to commemorate Yellow Wolf's participation in the Nez Perce War of 1877. The Back of the medal is inscribed with a quote from Yellow Wolf: " I will stay in the prairie like a coyote I have no home." This quote was...
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  • Metis Half-Leggings
  • Indians of North America; Leather garments; Beads; Embroidery; Clothing & dress;
  • The term "Metis half-leggings" originated in the mid-1800s when part-Indian employees of fur trading companies wore leggings below the knee to protect expensive cloth trousers from wear. It has been suggested that the style was copied from military...
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  • Helping Another's Calendar String
  • Indians of North America; Cotton; Beads;
  • This string was made by hand from wild hemp. Days are represented by knots, Sundays by a small white bead, and moons by a larger bead. Deaths of tribe members are marked by red beads while the death of her husband is represented by a wampum bead....
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  • Chief Joseph's Quirt
  • Indians of North America; Tacks; Hides & skins; Leather goods; Horns (Animal); Antlers
  • This elk horn prong is polished and has brass tacks inserted at the lash end. The lash is made from commercial harness leather in a double thong coming from the center of the wide base of the horn. A buckskin thong handle is attached through a hole...
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  • Wounded Head's Drinking Horn
  • Indians of North America; Campaigns & battles; Horns (Animal);
  • During the war, this horn was carried on Wounded Head's belt. Its thong was long enough that the wearer could dip it in a stream while crossing on horseback. The rim is decorated with ornamental brass tacks. The entire horn is painted red to...
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  • Yellow Wolf's War Club
  • Indians of North America; Leather goods; Arms & armament; Campaigns & battles; Fur;
  • The handle of this club was made longer than most to allow Yellow Wolf to fight from horseback. The stone was artificially rounded, then attached to the handle with rawhide that extends down the length of the club. There is a short gap between the...
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  • Pipes and Awls
  • Indians of North America; Pipes (Smoking);
  • Note: The small powder horn in the center of the photo is not part of the L. V. McWhorter Native American Artifact Collection.
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