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 Leggings Moccasins outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: PH036_4323 Tilloquats + Yee Yee, Cayuse indians, with bow + arrows
Tribal Title: The Combat
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: An outside photograph of two Native American men dressed in Pendleton blankets posing on the bank of a river in the wintertime. Both men have their hair in braids, with a single 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. He is bare-chested and wears his Pendleton blanket wrapped around his waist. One moccasin can be seen from under his blanket. 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. He is dressed with a Pendleton blanket over his left shoulder; there are pants or leggings under the blanket. On his back he has a quiver with hawk feathers. In the background lies the river, leading to a rising riverbank. There are leafless cottonwood trees on the other side of the river and patches of snow on the ground. In the far background is a gently rising hillside.
Condition Of Source: discoloration; fingerprints; surface contamination; silver mirroring; scratching
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of two men wrapped in Pendleton Blankets next to a river in the winter time. They both have bows and arrows pointing at each other. The man on the left side of the photograph has been identified as Tilloquats by the photographer; he is holding his bow in his left hand and one arrow in his left hand. There is a whip hanging off of his right arm. He has his Pendleton Blanket wrapped around his waist. The other man has been identified as Yee-Yee by the photographer; he is holding his bow in his left hand. On his back is a quiver with hawk feathers off of the back. He has his Pendleton Blanket over his shoulder. 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; Weapon; Water
Tribal Terms: Man; Blanket, Pendleton; Bow; Arrow; Quiver; Quirt (whip); Feathers; River; Trees
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_4323
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