Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916
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Princiss Som-Kin

Alternative Title
  • Som-kin, Walla Walla Indian girl, in costume
Photographer
Date
  • 1897/1920
Description
  • Native American girl, identified as Som-kin of the Walla-Walla tribe. She has braids and is wearing a native dress, shawl or blanket over the shoulders, scarf over lap, beaded necklaces, beaded choker, and shell earrings
Tribal Notes
  • An outside photograph of a woman identified by the photographer as "Princiss Som-kin". She is wearing a wingdress with a wool shawl over her shoulders and there is a scarf over her lap. She is sitting in front of a wool blanket backdrop. Leaning on the blanket in the bottom left side of the photograph is a board. The writing of "Princiss Som-kin" it is to the left of her head and the words "Major Moorhouse" are on the edge of wingdress by her left knee.
MODS Note
  • Joint Project of the University of Oregon Libraries and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Subject
Tribal Classes
  • Person
  • Regalia
  • Outside Photograph
Tribal Terms
  • Necklace
  • Belt, Leather-beaded
  • Backdrop, Blanket
  • Shawl
  • Wingdress
  • Scarf
  • Woman
  • Board
  • Earrings
Measurements
  • 8.04 X 9.96 inches
Identifier
  • PH036_4347
Repository
Local Collection Name
Local Collection ID
  • PH036 / A82
Series Name
  • Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Finding Aid
Version
  • Glass-plate negative
Institution
Conversion
  • Scanned in Twain 32 negative mode on UMAX PowerLook III flatbed scanner
Submission Date
  • 11/03/2015
Modified
  • 12/06/2023
Resolution
  • 125 dpi
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APA

Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916, University of Oregon. (25 Apr 2024). Princiss Som-Kin Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70n9668

MLA

Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916, University of Oregon. "Princiss Som-Kin" Oregon Digital. 25 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70n9668

Chicago

Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916, University of Oregon. "Princiss Som-Kin" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-25. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70n9668

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