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  • 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) & Black Feather
  • Beadwork; Black Feather; Many Wounds, Chief; Lott, Sam; Jefferson, Green; Black Eagle; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce Chiefs, 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) and Black Feather are wearing ceremonial dress which is decorated with intricate beadwork. Black Feather is wearing a headdress which is decorated with horns and feathers. This image appears to be...
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  • Black Feather (Jefferson Greene) & 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds)
  • Black Feather; Many Wounds; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce Chiefs, Black Feather and 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) are wearing ceremonial dress with beadwork decor. Black Feather, also called Black Eagle by hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), is wearing a headdress which is decorated with horns...
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  • Black Eagle or Daniel Webster and 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds)
  • Costume & clothes; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Bear Paw Battlefield; Sitting Bull; Many Wounds; Black Eagle; Wottolen; Nez Perce
  • Black Eagle is on the left wearing a split qoq’áalx̣ (buffalo) horn headdress, while 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) stands on the right holding a flute. They are in front of what appears to be a fair ground. Black Eagle and 'iléxni 'éewteesin'...
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  • Studio Portrait of Daniel Webster or Black Eagle
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Black Eagle; Webster, Daniel; Bearpaw Battlefiled; Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Daniel Webster also known as Black Eagle posing for a studio portrait. In this photograph, Black Eagle is sitting holding a trade tomahawk. Black Eagle is the son of Wottolen. As a young warrior, he escaped from the c'aynim...
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  • Studio Portrait of Daniel Webster or Black Eagle
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Black Eagle; Webster, Daniel; Bearpaw Battlefiled; Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Daniel Webster also known as Black Eagle posing for a studio portrait. He is wearing elaborately beaded gloves with his name on the knuckles. Black Eagle is the son of Wottolen. As a young warrior, he escaped from the c'aynim...
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  • Black Eagle's family
  • Black Eagle; Nez Perce
  • An informal portrait of Black Eagle's family. This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1930.
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  • Outdoor Photo of Daniel Webster or Black Eagle.
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Black Eagle; Webster, Daniel; Bearpaw Battlefiled; Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • He is standing outside in the center of the photograph, wearing an eye patch. There are two unidentified men standing on either side of him. Black Eagle was a young warrior at the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Battle of Bear Paw) and escaped taking refuge...
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  • Relics of the Nez Perce
  • Relics; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce relics belonging to hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joseph), Black Feather, húusus 'ewyíin (Huusus Owyeen) and other Nez Perce members. "Left to Right: Husis Owyeen's drinking cup, made of buffalo horn; on this he tallied the number of dead...
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  • Nez Perce Warriors
  • Peo Peo Tholekt; Marked Leggings; Black Feather; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce warriors in ceremonial dress. Left to right: piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt), Marked Leggings, Black Feather. The fourth Nez Perce warrior is unidentified.
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  • 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,...
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  • sám’x (shirt)
  • Clothing and dress; Shirts; Cotton textiles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This sám’x (shirt) is representative of a transitional period regarding clothing in Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) culture during the late 1800s. Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) clothing, including sám’x (shirts), were traditionally made by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) from...
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  • piyopyóot’alikt' (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt's) sepuunme’s (flute)
  • Native American flute; Musical instruments; Courtship; Woodwork; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This sepuunme’s (flute) was created by and belonged to Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) chief piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt). It is believed this sepuunme’s (flute) was created after the conclusion of the Nez Perce War in 1877. The sepuunme’s (flute) is...
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  • Obsidian flake scrapers
  • Scrapers (Tools); Tools; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Flake scrapers were tools primarily used by Native American peoples, including the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), for working with animal hides, animal fur, or wood. These two flake scrapers were made from obsidian rock, are black in color, and are 3.2 cm...
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  • páaxat'ipéetehemkt' (Five Fogs') quiver
  • Quivers (Archery); Containers; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This quiver belonged to páaxat'ipéetehemkt (Five Fogs), a Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior who fought in the Nez Perce War of 1877, including the significant battle, ‘ ickum’kiléelixpe (The Battle of the Big Hole). A quiver is a case primarily used to...
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  • 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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  • Beaded gauntlets
  • Gauntlets (Gloves); Gloves; Bead embroidery; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • These beaded gauntlets are a form of decorative riding gloves used by men and women. The earliest versions of gauntlets were originally used by European soldiers for protection during battles in the fourteenth century. In the early nineteenth...
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  • L.V. McWhorter's trade bead 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 specific...
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  • Shaman's necklace
  • Shamans; Necklaces; Beaded jewelry; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Though it is unknown when this necklace was originally created or who created it, it is believed to have been owned by a tiwélqe (Bannock) or Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) shaman. The role of the shaman was to help provide medicinal and spiritual...
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