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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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  • 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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  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph), Studio Portrait
  • Beadwork; Chief Joseph; Tribal chiefs; Studio Portrait; Nez Perce
  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) in a studio, wearing a plaid shirt and vest. He is sitting on a blanket while carrying a bowl hatchet. A sheathed knife is strapped to his waist. headdress and fringed shirt. Beadwork runs the length of his...
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  • Side profile of piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt)
  • Beadwork; Tholekt, Chief Peo Peo; Peo, George; Nez Perce
  • This image is a side-profile of the piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt) wearing a wool coat, which is fringed along the shoulder. On the front of his chest, a star is pinned to his shirt. On verso of photograph, an unidentified source wrote "Chief...
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  • Nez Perce Chief, Willy Andrews in front of trees
  • Beadwork; Andrews, Chief Willy; Red Star; Nez Perce
  • Portrait photograph of Chief Willy Andrews who is wearing a wool jacket that is fringed over his shirt, beaded necklace, and braided hair. The background is in an outdoor setting. Chief Willy Andrews also known as Red Star resided on the Colville...
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  • Bead embroidered comb or berry picker/stripper
  • Combs; Bead embroidery; Embroidery; Berries--Harvesting; Tools; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This item is either a personal hair comb or berry picker/stripper. Many Native American peoples, including Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), used berry strippers to more easily and quickly pick/strip berries from plants or vines. Though the specific person...
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