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  • Date Original: on 1900
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    • Horsehair neckpiece/collar or watch chain

    • Clothing and dress; Neckwear; Collars; Weaving; Braid; Clocks and watches; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This item is possibly a neckpiece/collar or watch chain. As a neckpiece or collar, the item is separate from a sám’x (shirt) and would have been worn around the neck outside of the sám’x (shirt) as an additional adornment. As a watch chain, this...
    • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) replica tim’úuni (bow)

    • Bow and arrow; Bow and arrow making; Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Subsistence hunting; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This specific tim’úuni (bow) is a replica of a tim’úuni (bow) Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) was carrying during the Nez Perce War of 1877 battle lamáta (The Battle of White Bird Canyon). lamáta (The Battle of White...
    • Horsehair hat band

    • Clothing and dress; Hats; Weaving; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • A hat band is usually make of some kind of fabric, leather, or ribbon and is worn as part of a hat, surrounding the hat just about the brim. This specific hat band is made from black/dark brown horsehair and has three silver pieces attached,...
    • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) and A.C. Smith

    • Joseph, Nez Perce Chief, 1840-1904; Tribal chiefs; Costume & clothes; Smith, A.C.; Portrait photograph; blurred photo; Nez Perce
    • Studio portrait of hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) and A.C. Smith wearing western suits. hinmatóoyalahtq’it' (Chief Joseph's) features are blurred in this photo. Photographed by Frank Reavis of Enterprise, Oregon.
    • Smartlowit Family

    • Indians of North America--Yakama Indians--Children; Indian women
    • Photograph of Smarlowit children outside with their dog. Two infants are sitting on a blanket while two older siblings are standing in the background. From the back of photograph, "Smartlowit Family - Yakimas."
    • Yakama Women

    • Indians of North America--Yakama Indians--Women--Children
    • Photograph of two Yakama women with a baby taken near a residence. The individuals were members of the Smartlowit family. From the back of the photograph: "Two Yakama women with a baby-Smartlowit family"
    • Ni-Yah-Tut

    • Indians of North America--Yakama Indians--Women--Costume & adornment; Indian women; Yakama
    • Studio portrait of Ni-Yah-Tut, wife of William Charley who is sitting in front of a scenic background. From the back of the photograph "Ni-Yah-Tut: Yakama Valley wife of William Charley."
    • Dining room at a Indian village

    • Indians of North America--Portraits; Indian women--North America; Dining rooms--1900-1930; Indians of North America--Food; Yakama Indians
    • A group of Yakama people having breakfast. At the center of the group are Kate and Caesar Williams. Williams served his tribe as policeman. Part of his duties was taking care of the tribal elders by hunting for them and supplementing their food...
    • L.V. McWhorter's wooden pipe stem

    • Pipe smoking; Tobacco pipes; Ceremonial objects; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This is the wooden pipe stem for L. V. McWhorter's ceremonial pipe. L.V. McWhorter's ceremonial pipe is also part of the L.V. McWhorter Artifact Collection and is cataloged as 1986.2.112a. Evidence suggests that Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) members made...
    • ceremonial wahiloskó’s (quirt)

    • Riding whips; Ceremonial objects; Handicraft; Leather goods; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • A wahiloskó’s (quirt) or horse whip is an important aspect of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) peoples' connection to horses. Though Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) men and women used wahiloskó’s (quirts) in daily life to control horses, they also served purposes in...
    • Metis xe’xépil (half-leggings)

    • Clothing & dress; Bead embroidery; Leather garments; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • The term "Metis half-leggings" originated in the mid-1800s when indigenous employees of fur trading companies wore xe’xépil (leggings) below the knee to protect expensive cloth trousers from wear. The Metis are an indigenous Canadian people,...
    • Ceremonial robe

    • Robes; Clothing and dress; Leather garments; Ceremonial objects; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This robe was made by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) peoples specifically for L.V. McWhorter. The robe was sewn from buckskin and designed with various patterns painted in bright blue, yellow, and red. This item was considered a "ceremonial" robe made for...
    • L.V. McWhorter's ceremonial pipe

    • Pipe smoking; Tobacco pipes; Ceremonial objects; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This ceremonial pipe was made by the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) and given to L. V. McWhorter. The pipe is made from catlinite, which is a type of argillite (sedimentary rock) that is reddish in color. Catlinite is commonly used by many Native American...
    • L.V. McWhorter's bead, tooth, and bone necklace

    • Necklaces; Jewelry; Jewelry making; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This necklace was assembled by L.V. McWhorter in the style of Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) jewelry. McWhorter most likely learned how to craft the necklace and which specific materials to use from Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) members he met. This necklace is...

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