The Combat—Tilloquats—Yee-Yee—Cayuse Tribe

Title: The Combat—Tilloquats—Yee-Yee—Cayuse Tribe
LC Subject: Tilloquats Yeeh-ye Men Indians of North America Cayuse Indians mantas Pendleton Regalia Rivers Braids (Hairdressing) Feathers Bow and arrow Arrows Whips Quivers (Archery) Mountains Trees Cottonwood trees outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: PH036_4322
Tribal Title: The Combat
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: An outside photograph of two Native American men, one of whom appears to be bare-chested, attired with Pendleton blankets wrapped around their waists, posing on the bank of a river in the wintertime. Both men have their hair in braids with a feather attached. Each man is aiming a bow and arrow at the other. The photographer has identified the man on the left side of the photograph as Tilloquats; he is holding his bow in his left hand and one arrow, fitted into the bow, in his right hand. Hanging off his right arm is a whip. The photographer has identified the other man as Yee-Yee, and he is holding his bow in his left hand--fitting the arrow into his bow with his right. On his back he has a quiver with hawk feathers. Behind the men is the river, running the width of the photograph. In the background lies the rising riverbank, leading to the hillside. There are leafless cottonwood trees on the other side of the river and patches of snow on the ground.
Condition Of Source: discoloration; fingerprints; surface contamination; silver mirroring; scratching
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of two men wrapped in Pendleton Blankets around their waists; both are standing next to a river in the wintertime. They both have bows and arrows pointing at each other. The photographer has identified the man on the left side of the photograph as Tilloquats; he is holding his bow in his left hand and one arrow in his right hand. There is a whip hanging off of his right arm. The photographer has identified the other man as Yee-Yee, and he is holding his bow in his left hand. On his back is a quiver with hawk feathers off of the back. In the background are some Cottonwood trees on the other side of the river. All over the photograph are small patches of snow. The writing on the photograph is "Tilloquats" on the man on the left side of the photograph. "Yee-Yee" is the man on the right side of the photograph. On the middle bottom is "The Combat Cayuse Tribe Maj. Moorhouse."
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph; People; Regalia; Weapon; Water
Tribal Terms: Man; Bow; Arrow; Quiver; Feathers; Blanket, Pendleton; Whip; River; Trees
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_4322
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