Mrs. Black and Stella Williams, Cayuse women

Title
Mrs. Black and Stella Williams, Cayuse women
LC Subject
Black, Mrs. Williams, Stella Indians of North America Indian women Cayuse Indians Scarves Blankets Clothing and dress Euro-American clothing Necklaces Earrings Belts (Clothing) Moccasins chokers Bags Bag, Beaded--Geometric mantas Pendleton Braids (Hairdressing) outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
PH036_4560
Tribal Title
Mrs. Black & Stella Williams Cayuse tribe
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
Two Native American women, identified as Mrs. Black and Stella Williams of the Cayuse tribe, are posing outside in front of a cloth backdrop. The woman on the left is seated on a Pendleton blanket. She is wearing a scarf over her head and a blanket around her body. The hem of a Euro-American dress or skirt is visible underneath the blanket. The woman on the right is standing. She is wearing a necklace, a choker, earrings, a native dress, a belt, and moccasins. Her hair is tied into two braids. With both of her hands, she is holding a bag with a beaded, geometric design.
Condition Of Source
silver mirroring; fingerprints; discoloration
Tribal Notes
Outside photograph of two women in front of a cloth backdrop one is sitting down on a pendleton blanket and the other is standing, the one sitting down is blurred and has a scarf tied around her head and a fringed blanket draped around her, she has a pri
Tribal Classes
Outside Photograph; People; Regalia
Tribal Terms
Women; Wingdress; Choker; Necklace; Belt, Leather--Beaded; Scarf; Bag, Cornhusk; Shawl; American Legion Dress Hat; Moccasins, Plain;
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_4560
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name
Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Box Number
183
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