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  • Black Eagle or Daniel Webster and 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds)
  • Costume & clothes; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Bear Paw Battlefield; Sitting Bull; Many Wounds; Black Eagle; Wottolen; Nez Perce
  • Black Eagle is on the left wearing a split qoq’áalx̣ (buffalo) horn headdress, while 'iléxni 'éewteesin' (Many Wounds) stands on the right holding a flute. They are in front of what appears to be a fair ground. Black Eagle and 'iléxni 'éewteesin'...
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  • Eagle Roaring
  • Warriors; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Eagle Roaring; Nez Perce
  • 1908 photograph of Eagle Roaring, a Nez Perce warrior who fought in the Nez Perce Wars in 1877. Known to white people as George Comedown, Eagle Roaring belonged to the group of Nez Perce traditionalists who actively shared their cultural knowledge...
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  • Studio Portrait of Daniel Webster or Black Eagle
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Black Eagle; Webster, Daniel; Bearpaw Battlefiled; Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Daniel Webster also known as Black Eagle posing for a studio portrait. In this photograph, Black Eagle is sitting holding a trade tomahawk. Black Eagle is the son of Wottolen. As a young warrior, he escaped from the c'aynim...
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  • Studio Portrait of Daniel Webster or Black Eagle
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Black Eagle; Webster, Daniel; Bearpaw Battlefiled; Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Daniel Webster also known as Black Eagle posing for a studio portrait. He is wearing elaborately beaded gloves with his name on the knuckles. Black Eagle is the son of Wottolen. As a young warrior, he escaped from the c'aynim...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Black Eagle's family
  • Black Eagle; Nez Perce
  • An informal portrait of Black Eagle's family. This photograph was likely taken between 1900 and 1930.
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  • piyopyóot’alikt' (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt's) Wéeptes xotxó’as (Eagle bone whistle)
  • Wind instruments; Campaigns & battles; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This Wéeptes xotxó’as (Eagle bone whistle) was constructed and owned by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) chief piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt). A significant characteristic of these Wéeptes xotxó’as (Eagle bone whistles) in Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) culture is...
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  • piyopyóot’alikt' (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt's) sepuunme’s (flute)
  • Native American flute; Musical instruments; Courtship; Woodwork; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This sepuunme’s (flute) was created by and belonged to Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) chief piyopyóot’alikt (Peo Peo Tholekt). It is believed this sepuunme’s (flute) was created after the conclusion of the Nez Perce War in 1877. The sepuunme’s (flute) is...
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  • Outdoor Photo of Daniel Webster or Black Eagle.
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Black Eagle; Webster, Daniel; Bearpaw Battlefiled; Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • He is standing outside in the center of the photograph, wearing an eye patch. There are two unidentified men standing on either side of him. Black Eagle was a young warrior at the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Battle of Bear Paw) and escaped taking refuge...
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs’ (Yellow Wolf's) xotxó’as (whistle)
  • Wind instruments; Campaigns & battles; Handicraft; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This xotxó’as (whistle) was constructed and owned by Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warrior hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf). Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) warriors would carry these xotxó’as (whistles) with them as forms of protection during times of war as they had...
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