PH036_4216 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title: PH036_4216 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject: Women Indian women Indian children Regalia Euro-American clothing Blankets mantas Pendleton Shawls props (object genres) Bags Belt, Leather Trees Clothing and dress Dress, Cloth Braids (Hairdressing) Necklaces Earrings chokers Shells Shell beads Elk Teeth outdoor photographs Josephine You-mo-its
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: Josephine you-mo-its, cayuse indian, with family, two daughters + son
Tribal Title: Cayuse Tribe
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: An outside photograph of three Native American women and a Native American boy. The women are all wearing Native regalia; the young boy is dressed in Euro-American clothing. All four are standing on Pendleton blankets or shawls; there are other blankets and shawls hanging behind them. A bag with geometric design and leather-tooled belt can be seen on the left of the photograph. In the foreground are several bags and miscellaneous blankets. In the far background are numerous trees. All three women are wearing wool dresses, have their hair in braids, hands crossed, and are wearing necklaces and circular earrings. The two women closest to the boy are wearing chokers. Each has a contrasting shirt--with shirtsleeves that extend beyond the dress sleeves--under her dress. The two women farthest from the boy have dentallia shell designs on their dress bodices; the third woman has elk teeth stitched to her dress bodice. The boy is attired in Euro-American shirt, knickers, stockings and boots. Cayuse Tribe [Josephine You-mo-its, Cayuse woman, with two daughters and son. [Boy in European clothing; women wear decorated cloth dresses. Blankets, nags and baskets on display.]
Condition Of Source: fingerprints; scratching
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of three women dressed up in their regalia and one boy; all are standing on a Pendleton Shawl. There are a number of bags, baskets, trappings in front of them and behind them. Two of the women are wearing a Wool dress with Dentallia Shells. The last one is wearing a Wool dress with Elk Teeth. The young boy is wearing pants and Shirt. In the front of them, starting from the left side of the photograph, are two baskets, scarf, Storage Bag, Saddle Bag, Basket. In the background all tied or hanging on a pole are a Storage Bag, Necklace, Leather Belt with Brass Tacks, Beaded Horse Trapping, Leather beaded Belt with Brass Tacks, Rawhide Cylinders, Beaded Horse Trapping, and a Striped Blanket. In the background are Trees. Writing on the photograph is "Cayuse Tribe Maj. Moorhouse," and in the bottom left corner are the numbers "4216."
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph People Regalia
Tribal Terms: Women Dress, Wool--Dentallia Shell Dress, Wool--Elk Teeth Necklace Moccasins, Plain Belt, Leather--Beaded Belt, Leather--Brass Tacks Basket Bag, Storage Scarf Bag, Saddle Blanket, Pendleton Horse Trappings Poles Pants Shirt, Cloth Boots
Date: 1900/1910
Identifier: PH036_4216
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name: Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name: Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Box Number: 169
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