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  • ’álok’at (Chief Alokat), wetyétmes liklíin (Circling Swan), and hiyúum hipáayma (Grizzly Bear in the Middle)
  • Tribal chiefs; Group portrait; Studio portrait; Chief Ollokot; Nez Perce
  • ’álok’at (Chief Alokat) (center) with wetyétmes liklíin (Circling Swan) (left) and hiyúum hipáayma (Grizzly Bear in the Middle) (right). Photo taken in páasx̣pa (Walla Walla, Washington), 1876, the year before the outbreak of war. ’álok’at (Chief...
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  • Bullet-Scarred Boulder at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain Battlefield)
  • Bear Paw, Battle of, Mont., 1877; Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; United States--Army--Cavalry; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photography; Mountains--Montana; Mountain passes--Montana; Peace negotiations;...
  • A boulder scarred by bullets from the c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Battle of Bear Paw Mountain), which occurred between September 30 and October 5, 1877. It was here that the Nez Perce made their last stand before surrendering to Colonel Nelson Miles....
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  • Studio Portrait of ’álok’at (Chief Alokat)
  • Warriors; Costume & adornment; Nez Perce--Wars, 1877; Chief Ollokot, Bear Paw Battlefiled, Sitting Bull; Nez Perce
  • A studio portrait of ’álok’at (Chief Alokat), Nez Perce, brother of hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph). On verso of photograph: "I saw this photograph taken, Walla Walla, Wash., June 1877. Photographed by Chas. W. Phillips, "Olicot, Brother of Chief...
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  • Looking down Little House towards Crow Agency
  • Campaigns & battles, Battlefields--Montana--Little Big Horn; Land--Hills; Historic sites--Battlefields; Indians of North America; Wars--Campaigns of North America; Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876; Kopac, Emil
  • A view of the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn also known as the Battle of Greasy Grass Creek, which took place in 1876 between the U.S. Army and the Lakota-Northern Cheyenne. Caption on verso of photograph reads "Looking down 'Little...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • ceremonial wahiloskó’s (quirt)
  • Riding whips; Ceremonial objects; Handicraft; Leather goods; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • A wahiloskó’s (quirt) or horse whip is an important aspect of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) peoples' connection to horses. Though Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) men and women used wahiloskó’s (quirts) in daily life to control horses, they also served purposes in...
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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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  • 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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  • Highest Point At lamáta (White Bird)
  • 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
  • As Capt. Perry's forces descended into this draw, six Nez Perce approached Lieutenant Edward Theller with a white flag. The Lieutenant then had his accompanying bugler inform Capt. Perry of the sighting. Theller's scout, Ad Chapman, fired twice at...
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • Place Where Tah-tah-koh-lih-kin was Wounded
  • Battlefields--Montana--Bear Paw Battlefield; Cavalry--United States Army--Washington (state)--Bear Paw; Land--Mountains; Land--Rock formations; Landscape photographs; Military retreats; Mountains (Montana); Passes--Mountain passes; Peace; Peace...
  • Behind this boulder, a Nez Perce warrior lay sniping Miles' men at c'aynim 'alikinwaaspa (Bear Paw Mountain). Left: Ed Fredlund, right: Raymond R. Noyes, of Chinook. Photo Nov 24th 1932 by Emil Kopac Oshkosh Neb. "Ed Fredlund, county surveyor, and...
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  • United States Army axe head
  • Axes; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Documentation from L.V. McWhorter indicates this axe head from an axe was picked up from the site of the Nez Perce War of 1877 battle The Battle of Canyon Creek. The Battle of Canyon Creek was fought on September 13, 1877 near Canyon Creek,...
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  • piyopyóotálikt' (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt's) copper tweezers
  • Razors; Shaving; Equipment and supplies; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Documentation from L.V. McWhorter suggests these hair removal tweezers were made and used personally by piyopyóotálikt (Chief Peo Peo Tholekt). Additionally, L.V. McWhorter notes this pair of tweezers was likened to a "razor." The tweezers...
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  • Horseshoe
  • Horseshoes; Equipment and supplies; Campaigns & battles; Nimíipuu; Nez Perce
  • Evidence suggests this iron horseshoe was picked up from the site of the Nez Perce War of 1877 battle,' ickum'kiléelixpe (The Battle of the Big Hole) near ickum'kiléelixpe (Big Hole, Montana). ickum'kiléelixpe (The Battle of the Big Hole) occurred...
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  • Bannock green slate pipe
  • Pipe smoking; Tobacco pipes
  • Evidence suggests this item is from the collection of Frank Parker who was an associate scout and war correspondent during the Nez Perce War of 1877. It is unknown when this pipe was originally created, but due to the fact it was in Frank Parker's...
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  • Bannock warrior's necklace
  • Shamans; Necklaces; Beaded jewelry
  • Evidence suggests this necklace was made and owned by a Bannock warrior, but the specific time period it was originally created is unknown. This specific necklace is made from a buckskin strap attached with beads and five bear claws. This...
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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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  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) and Yellow Bull with Meacham and Chapman
  • Group portraits; Nez Perce
  • From left to right: unidentified man, hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph), A.B. Meacham, Yellow Bull, and Col. A.I. Chapman. According to the letter with the photograph, Chapman fired the first gun at the lamáta (White Bird Battle), then led all in...
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  • White House
  • Battlefields--Idaho--Clearwater Battlefield; Land--Mountains; Valleys--Canyons; Historic sites--Idaho; Gunfights; Campaigns & battles; White house; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) helped build a tim’úuni (rifle) pit next to this white house. On verso of photograph: "Showing the "white house" mentioned in Yellow Wolf's description of opening fight battlefield of the Clearwater. Shows country...
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  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) at hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph's) Gravesite
  • Yellow Wolf; Nez Perce
  • hímiin maqsmáqs (Yellow Wolf) is standing in front of hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph's) monument and grave, at Nespelem, Washington.
  • McWhorter, L.V. Collection
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  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph), Studio Portrait
  • Beadwork; Chief Joseph; Tribal chiefs; Studio Portrait; Nez Perce
  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) in a studio, wearing a plaid shirt and vest. He is sitting on a blanket while carrying a bowl hatchet. A sheathed knife is strapped to his waist. headdress and fringed shirt. Beadwork runs the length of his...
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  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph)
  • Joseph, Nez Perce Chief, 1840-1904; Tribal chiefs; Tipis; Costume & clothes; Full-length portrait; necklace; Nez Perce
  • hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) standing in front of a tipi. On verso of photograph: "Campus Drug store, Pullman, Wash."
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