Chief Ume-Somkin—Cayuse Tribe

Title: Chief Ume-Somkin—Cayuse Tribe
LC Subject: Uma-Som-Kin Men Indians of North America Cayuse Indians Horses Horse Gear Dogs Animals Tipis Braids (Hairdressing) Hair ornaments Hats Cowboy hats shirts (main garments) Coat, Jacket mantas Pendleton Rifles Drum Hand drums Reins Boots Moccasins Canvas Poles (Engineering) Wood Shrubs Trees Cottonwood trees Mountains Walla Walla Indians outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: PH036_4316 Uma-som-kin, Walla Walla Indian, standing by tipi
Tribal Title: Chief Uma-Som-Kin Cayuse 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 standing with a horse and dog to his left, and a tipi behind him. His hair is in braids with hair ornaments or ties attached to their ends and he is wearing a cowboy hat. He is dressed in a shirt, and over that a coat made out of a Pendleton Blanket. In his right hand he is holding a rifle, and in his left hand both a hand drum and horse reins. He is wearing either calf-high boots or moccasins. The horse or pony has a spotted coat; it is bareback with what appears to be a leather halter. The dog is between the horse and man. It also has a mottled or spotted coat, with uncropped ears and unknown breed heritage. The tipi is made of canvas layers. There is a cloth or canvas doorway directly behind the man; on the back of the tipi leans a broken tule mat. There are small wooden poles and various pieces of wood also leaning against the tipi's exterior. In the background are bushes and deciduous trees, perhaps cottonwood trees, leading to the hillside.
Condition Of Source: discoloration; surface contamination; scratching; fingerprints
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of a man identified as Uma-Som-Kin standing with his horse and dog in front of a tipi. He is dressed in his coat that is made out of a Pendleton Blanket. He is holding a Hand Drum in his left hand and in his right hand is a rifle. The man and the horse are facing each other, and the horse has just the halter on. The dog is between the man and the horse and just behind them. The tipi is made of canvas, on the back of the tipi is a broken Tule Mat leaning on the tipi. On the outside of the tipi are small poles of various kind of wood. The writing on the photograph is "Chief Uma-Som-Kin Cayuse Tribe Major Moorhouse" and in the bottom left corner is the numbers is "4316".
Ethnographic Term: halters hair bands
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph; Person; Animal; Housing; Weapon
Tribal Terms: Man; Coat, Capote; Pants; Boots; Hand Drum; Rifle; Dog; Horse; Halter; Tipi; Poles; Trees; Tule Mat; Hat
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_4316
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