Chief Uma-som-kin—Walla Walla Tribe

Title: Chief Uma-som-kin—Walla Walla Tribe
LC Subject: Uma-Som-Kin Men Indians of North America Walla Walla Indians Regalia Animals Horses Horse Trappings Horse Gear Rivers Headdresses Bonnets Bonnet, Single Trail Feathers Feathers, Eagle Leggings Moccasins Bridles Mountains Water Rocks outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: PH036_4315 Uma-som-kin, Walla Walla Indian, in costume, on pony
Tribal Title: Chief Uma -Som-Kin Walla Walla Tribe
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: An outside photograph of a Native American man, who has been identified as Uma-Som-Kin. He is dressed in full native regalia, and sitting on a horse that is standing next to a river's edge. For his headdress, the man is wearing a bonnet with a single trail of eagle feathers. He is wearing a coat made out of a Pendleton blanket. He is wearing leggings that exhibit a geometrical design on the cuff--perhaps beaded--and beaded moccasins. Because no stirrups can be seen, it would appear that he is riding either bareback or using a blanket for his saddle. He is holding the horse's bridle in his left hand. The horse or pony has a spotted coat. The river disappears around a bend, blending into the hillside in the background. The terrain around the river shows rocks, grass, dirt and brush. On the river's opposite bank is a fence line that runs along the river's path. In the far background is an expanse of rolling hills.
Condition Of Source: discoloration; surface contamination; scratching; fingerprints
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of a man identified as Uma-Som-Kin dressed in his regalia, sitting on his horse next to a river. He is wearing a bonnet with a single trail of eagle feathers. He is wearing a coat that is made out of a Pendleton Blanket. In his left arm he is holding a pipe; on the end of the pipe is a single eagle. The photograph is looking up the river. In the background is a fence line that runs along the river. The writing on the photograph is "Chief Uma-Som-Kin Walla Walla Tribe" and in the bottom left corner is the numbers "4315".
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph; Person; Regalia; Animal
Tribal Terms: Man; Bonnet, Single Trail; Pipe; Feather, Eagle; Coat, Capote; Leggings, Wool; Moccasins, Beaded--Geometric; Bridle; Horse; River; Fence; Rock
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_4315
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name: Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name: Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Box Number: 172
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916 Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes
Primary Set: Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916
Has Version: Glass-plate negative
Institution: University of Oregon
Note: Joint Project of the University of Oregon Libraries and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Image Resolution: 125 dpi