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  • piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo-Peo Tholekt)
  • Tribal chiefs; Braids (Hairdressing); Beads; Hat; Western dress; Studio Portrait; Nez Perce
  • Side-view of piyopyóot’alikt (Chief Peo-Peo Tholekt) in Western dress with braids, beads and a ten-gallon hat. piyopyóot’alikt (Peo-Peo Tholekt or Bird Alighting) was a young Nez Perce warrior in the War of 1877. He distinguished himself during the...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Ayatootonmi or Little Woman Mountain and her son Jasper, wife and son of hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf)
  • Ayatootonmi; Nez Perce
  • Ayatootonmi and her son Jasper are posing for a photograph on the ranch of L.V. McWhorter. They are standing in front of a tipi wearing western attire. Jasper is holding the reins of a horse. McWhorter interviewed Ayatootonmi's husband hímiin...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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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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  • 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...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Mourning Dove
  • Indians of North America
  • Sitting Yakima woman; "Mourning Dove", here depicted wearing western dress, greatly contributed to the documentation of Yakima tribal stories and myths. She worked not only as a translator and advisor for McWhorter, but also published a collection...
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  • Wampum beads
  • Beads; Ceremonial objects; Jewelry; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Wampum beads are shell beads that were originally associated with indigenous groups from the eastern United States. These beads have served various purposes, including being used for record keeping purposes of important or historical events, as...
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), 1915
  • Yellow Wolf; Nez Perce
  • Photo of hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) taken outside, with ten-gallon hat and western dress.
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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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  • 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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  • Bullet-Scarred Boulder at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain Battlefield)
  • Bear Paw, Battle of, Mont., 1877; Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; United States--Army--Cavalry; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photography; Mountains--Montana; Mountain passes--Montana; Peace negotiations;...
  • A boulder scarred by bullets from the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Battle of Bear Paw Mountain), which occurred between September 30 and October 5, 1877. It was here that the Nez Perce made their last stand before surrendering to Colonel Nelson Miles....
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  • 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...
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  • 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.
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  • yéey’e (Bear grass)
  • Xerophyllum tenax; Weaving; Basket making; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • yéey’e (Bear grass or Xerophyllum tenax) is a type of plant belonging to the corn lily family that primarily grows in the western U.S. and Canada. Among many Native American peoples, including Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), yéey’e (bear grass) was woven...
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  • Chief We-Yal-Lup Wa-Ya-Cika
  • Indians of North America--Portraits; Yakama Indians; studio portrait
  • Studio portrait of Chief We-Yal-Lup Wa-Ya-Cika (I am not against the Whiteman) in Western dress. Thought to be a Yakama Indian, though no information exists on this individual.
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  • 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,...
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  • Brass bullet mold
  • Bullets; Campaigns & battles; Weapons; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This bullet mold (1986.2.56) is made of brass and is used to form bullets. Led is poured into the specific "mold" to form individual bullets of the same shape, as needed. This specific bullet mold is 12.7 cm in length and 1.2 cm in width. This...
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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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  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf)
  • Horses; Portraits; Clothing & dress; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf), holding a tim’úuni (rifle), stands next to a horse. The horse is tacked with western tack. This photograph was likely taken between 1909 and 1935.
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