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  • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) k’aplác (war club)
  • Weapons; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This k’aplác (war club) was owned and made by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf). Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warriors, like hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf), would use k’aplác (war clubs) in battle and often constructed different...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Penahwenonmi's (Helping Another's) calendar string
  • Calendars; Beads; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Penahwenonmi (Helping Another) made this "calendar string" to act as a daily calendar and record personal events in her life. This string itself was made by hand from wild hemp and wrapped with a buckskin strap to keep the calendar bundle...
  • 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,...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Native Americans who negotiated the ineffective Treaty of 1863
  • Group portraits; Nez Perce
  • Seated: Tamootssu, Lawyer, and Jason. The standing white men are unidentified. These Nez Perces, together with Utsinmalikhin, who died under mysterious circumstances in Washington, D.C. before this picture was taken, negotiated the treaty of 1863,...
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  • Parfleche
  • Parfleches; Pouches (Containers); Wallets; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This parfleche was used by many Native American peoples, including Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), for carrying personal items. The parfleche is very similar in style to a wallet in the way it folds. A key feature of parfleches is that they are made from...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection

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