Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916
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Chief Bones and wife Palouse Tribe

Alternative Title
  • Chief Bones and wife, Palouse Indians, in costume
Date
  • 1897/1920
Description
  • A Native American man and woman sitting in front of a blanket hanging from a latticework fence. Both wear necklaces. The woman's hair is braided, she is wearing a headband, has a blanket draped around her and holds a bag with geometric designs in her right hand. The man has furs hanging from his shoulders and hair. He is wearing armbands decorated with teeth or claws and is holding a shawl. There is a blanket in his lap. He has been identified by tribal members as Peter Gibbon of the Cayuse tribe.
Tribal Notes
  • An outside photograph of a couple in front of a blanket back drop. She is on the left side of the photograph standing up and is wearing a wing dress, yarn belt, necklace, choker, scarf folded and around her head. She has a wool blanket wrapped around her waist on her right side and on the left side is over her left shoulder. In her left hand she is holding a cornhusk bag with a geometric design. He is sitting to her left side and he is wearing fur wraps on the back of his head. There are otter fur wraps around his neck. He has a choker, loop necklace, Hairbone bandoleer, two arm bands brass, and Eagle claw on top of the brass. A cloth shirt, blanket hider, wool legging, and holding in his hands a handkerchief. The background is a blanket backdrop which is front of a wooden fence. Writing on the photograph is "Chief Bones and Wife Palouse Tribe Major Moorhouse."
MODS Note
  • Joint Project of the University of Oregon Libraries and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Tribal Classes
  • Regalia
  • Outside Photograph
  • People
Tribal Terms
  • Fence
  • Necklace
  • Blanket
  • Fur, Hair Wraps
  • Woman
  • Wing Dress
  • Scarf
  • Bag, Cornhusk
  • Choker
  • Loop Necklace
  • Bandoleer, Hairbone
  • Man
  • Arm Bands, Brass
  • Legging, Wool
  • Shirt, Cloth
  • Hider, Blanket
  • Backdrop, Blanket
  • Frame, Wooden
  • Handkerchief
  • Arm Bands, Eagle Claw
Measurements
  • 8.09 X 9.96 inches
Identifier
  • PH036_4293
Local Collection ID
  • PH036 / A82
Series Name
  • Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Finding Aid
Version
  • Glass-plate negative
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. (19 Apr 2024). Chief Bones and wife Palouse Tribe Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70nd896

MLA

Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916, University of Oregon. "Chief Bones and wife Palouse Tribe" Oregon Digital. 19 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70nd896

Chicago

Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916, University of Oregon. "Chief Bones and wife Palouse Tribe" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70nd896

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