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  • 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...
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  • Bullet Pierced Clothes
  • Battle; Nez Perce
  • Photos of Sergeant Loynes' Bullet Pierced Clothes "Photographs of two pieces of shirts' (two shirts) with bullet holes received from Native American's rifle, Battle of the Big Hole, Montana, Aug 9, 1877. Ball passed through a wrinkle in the two...
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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Cylindrical or cannon 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...
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  • ‘ilewselikéecet (John Pinkham)
  • Warriors; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Pinkham, John; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of ‘ilewselikéecet (John Pinkham), a Nez Perce warrior, who fought in the Nez Perce Wars of 1877. This young man, who was given the name "‘ilewselikéecet ," along with five other men escaped the fighting at the ‘ickum’kiléelixpe (Big...
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  • Twin trees of sharpshooter
  • Battle; Nez Perce
  • Site of twin trees where Native American sharpshooter is said to have been located. ' ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole Battleground). Beaverhead.
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  • Bullet Pierced Clothes
  • Battle; Nez Perce
  • Photos of Sergeant Loynes' Bullet Pierced Clothes "Photographs of two pieces of shirts' (two shirts) with bullet holes received from Native American's rifle, Battle of the Big Hole, Montana, Aug 9, 1877. Ball passed through a wrinkle in the two...
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  • 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. ...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • Yiyi Wasumwah; hímiin maqsmáqs' (Yellow Wolf's) mother
  • Yiyi Wasumwah; Yellow Wolf, 1855-1935; Nez Perce
  • Photograph of Yiyi Wasumwah, taken subsequent to her exile in Native American territory. Sitting Nez Perce woman; This woman played an important role in the Nez Perce War of 1877. At the beginning of hostilities, hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) did...
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  • Thomas Lindsey's Family
  • Lindsey, Thomas; Nez Perce
  • Nez Perce family in front of their horse-drawn wagon; Thomas Lindsey's Native American name was Wat-yu-tsa-kann, or Stop Lightning in the Mountains. This photograph was likely taken between 1890 and 1930.
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  • Original łéepweyme (Lapwai) Native American agency
  • Landscape; Nez Perce
  • Site of original łéepweyme (Lapwai) Native American agency.
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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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  • 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...
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  • Penahwenonmi's (Helping Another's) fleshing tool handle
  • Scrapers (Tools); Tanning; Hides and skins; Leather; Buckskin; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • This fleshing tool was used to dress and remove the skins and hides from hunted animals and as a tanning implement to treat the skins/hides for use as buckskin/leather. The buckskin could then be used for various purposes, such as clothing, bags,...
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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...
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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...
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