lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons)
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Title
lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons)
Description
Photograph of lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons) , a Nez Perce Warrior , who fought in the Nez Perce Wars of 1877 . "Two Moons " or " lepít híisemtuks " described many of his stories about tribal warfare to McWhorter . Although he had a small stature , lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons) battled Lakota Warriors in the Great Plains and earned a reputation as a fearless fighter . lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons) was the first to bring the news of the outbreak of hostilities to hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) and his brother ’álok’at (Alokat) . During the War of 1877 , lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons) was aided by his wife in battle . When he ran out of ammunition for his tim’úuni (rifle) , his wife crawled out onto the field of battle and secured ammunition from the cartridge belts of dead soldiers . This photograph was likely taken between 1880 and 1930 .
Creator
McWhorter , Lucullus Virgil , 1860-1944
Subject
Warriors ; Nez Perce--Wars , 1877 ; Two Moons ; Nez Perce
Related Materials
Chiefs & Warriors names: lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons)- Find pronunciation information in the Plateau Peoples’ Web Portal nimipuutímt (Nez Perce Language) Dictionary audio recording – https://plateauportal.libraries.wsu.edu/dictionary-word/lep%C3%ADt-h%C3%ADisemtuks
Type
Image
Medium
Photographs
Language
eng, nai
Identifier
pc085b03f34_1.jpg
Rights Notes
No known copyright. Item went into public domain 70 years after the 1944 death of the creator.
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Date Digitized
2008
Source
Is found in PC 85 , Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Photographs https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc85.htm at Washington State University Libraries ' Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Contributors
Homberger , Torsten
Relation
ark:/80444/xv20180
Digitization
Original photographic prints were scanned at 24 bit color, with 3000 pixels by the long side, for master TIFF files on an Epson Expression 10,000 XL scanner. Prints were then scanned at 24 bit, with 600 pixels by the long side, as jpeg files. These JPEGs were then added to the CONTENTdm database at WSU Libraries.
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