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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...
    • Comb bag

    • Combs; Pouches (Containers); Bead embroidery; Embroidery; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This bag is considered a comb bag that Native American peoples, including the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), would use to carry hair combs and other personal items. This particular bag is made from pink cloth that is most likely commercial, trade cloth. ...
    • Splinter bone awl

    • Awls; Tools; Sewing; Stitches (sewing); Leatherwork; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • An awl is a tool regularly used for stitching, creating holes for sewing, or sewing thick materials, including leather and canvas. While many awls have a bone base with a sharpened point, such as a steel needle, attached to the end, these two awls...
    • 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,...
    • húusus 'ewyíin' (Wounded Head's) drinking cup

    • Drinking vessels; Handicraft; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This drinking cup was owned and constructed by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior húusus 'ewyíin (Wounded Head). Though drinking cups served everyday, practical uses, this particular drinking cup maintains important significance in Nimíipuu (Nez Perce)...
    • Comb or berry picker/stripper

    • Combs; 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...
    • lamáta (White Bird Battlefield)

    • Battlefields--Washington (State)--White Bird Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (State)--Cottonwood; Landscape photography; Military retreats; Passes--Mountain passes; Valleys--Canyons; War--War casualties; Nez Perce
    • Scenic view of the lamáta (White Bird Battlefield). Following the Charge of Two Moons and the flight of the line, the Nez Perce trapped 19 men, including Lieutenant Theller, against the butte and killed all of them.
    • 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...
    • Stone sinkers

    • Fishing; Rocks; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • These six small rocks are called "stone sinkers." Native American peoples who engaged in fishing, including the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), would often used stone sinkers to weigh down and hold fishing nets in place. The stone sinkers are identifiable...
    • hinmatóowyalahtq̓it' (Chief Joseph's) ceremonial pipe bag

    • Ceremonial objects; Handicraft; Tobacco pipes; Pouches (Containers); Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
    • This pipe bag belonged to Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) chief hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Joseph). The unique aspect of this particular pipe bag is that it was used to carry the tobacco pipe's stem as opposed to most traditional pipe bags that were used to carry...
    • 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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