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  • Rock with piyopyóotálikt' (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt's) portrait
  • Portraits; Paintings; Rocks; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Evidence suggests this oval shaped rock was picked up by L. V. McWhorter at the site of a battle between piyopyóotálikt (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt) and a member of the ceeptitím’nin (Cheyenne) tribe. Notably, this rock was hand-painted with a portrait...
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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...
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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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  • 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...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • L.V. McWhorter's bead and bear claw 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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  • 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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  • 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...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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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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  • 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...
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  • Bolon Monument
  • Indians of North America--Yakama Indians; Monuments--Washington (State); Historical markers--Washington (State); Indians of North America--Washington (State); Yakama Indians--Wars, 1855-1859
  • Photograph of the Bolon Monument erected by Washington State Historical Society in 1918. On verso of photograph: "Granite marker where A.J. Bolon was killed by the Yakimas, Sept. 1855, courtesy of L.V. McWhorter."
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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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  • 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...
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) Winchester Carbine Model 66.44 Rim Fire tim’úuni (rifle)
  • Winchester rifle; Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This tim’úuni (rifle) belonged to Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) and he carried it with him throughout the majority of the Nez Perce War of 1877. The tim’úuni (rifle), a Winchester Carbine Model 66.44 Rim Fire, was...
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  • First Prize
  • Joe, Minnie; Nez Perce
  • Sitting Nez Perce woman and child; Mrs. Minnie Joe and baby, wal'wáama/qemúynuu (Wallowa/Joseph band) Nez Perce. This baby won the first prize, a silver cup, over twenty nine other Native American babies, in a contest under the auspices of the...
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  • The North American Indian, 1925-09-18
  • Indians of North America--Newspapers
  • The North American Indian (also published as The American Indian, The North American Indian Weekly, and The Real American) was a newspaper published in northwestern Washington state by Philip Hugh Howell from 1922 into 1927. It dealt primarily...
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  • The American Indian, 1925-08-21
  • Indians of North America--Newspapers
  • The American Indian (also published as The North American Indian, The North American Indian Weekly, and The Real American) was a newspaper published in northwestern Washington state by Philip Hugh Howell from 1922 into 1927. It dealt primarily...
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  • The North American Indian Weekly, 1925-08-07
  • Indians of North America--Newspapers
  • The North American Indian Weekly (also published as The American Indian, The North American Indian, and The Real American) was a newspaper published in northwestern Washington state by Philip Hugh Howell from 1922 into 1927. It dealt primarily...
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  • The North American Indian, 1925-09-25
  • Indians of North America--Newspapers
  • The North American Indian (also published as The American Indian, The North American Indian Weekly, and The Real American) was a newspaper published in northwestern Washington state by Philip Hugh Howell from 1922 into 1927. It dealt primarily...
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  • The North American Indian Weekly, 1925-07-31
  • Indians of North America--Newspapers
  • The North American Indian Weekly (also published as The American Indian, The North American Indian, and The Real American) was a newspaper published in northwestern Washington state by Philip Hugh Howell from 1922 into 1927. It dealt primarily...
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  • The North American Indian, 1925-10-16
  • Indians of North America--Newspapers
  • The North American Indian (also published as The American Indian, The North American Indian Weekly, and The Real American) was a newspaper published in northwestern Washington state by Philip Hugh Howell from 1922 into 1927. It dealt primarily...
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