PH036_6354 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title
PH036_6354 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject
Indians of North America Men Girls Daughters Children Indian children Human beings Families Father and child Tipis mats (floor coverings) Dwellings Clothing and dress Blankets mantas Pendleton Interior architecture Jewelry Necklaces Earrings Braids (Hairdressing) shirts (main garments) Textile fabrics Shirt, Cloth Vests Vest, Cloth Pants Headdresses Scarves Belts (Clothing) Belt, Yarn Dress, Cloth Drum drumsticks Rifles Pails Bowls (Tableware) Firewood Leather goods Pots & pans Antiquities Fur Decorations Weaving stereographs
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
Two women and child in front of tipi
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
A Native American man and two Native American girls are standing inside a tipi made of woven mats. The tipi has a pole hung horizontally across the diameter. The man is wearing a cloth shirt, a woven vest and woven belt, pants made from a Pendleton blanket, with a piece of blanket or cloth draped in front, earrings, necklace, and headdress. The two girls are wearing long cloth dresses, with striped blankets draped around them. The older girl has long braids, earrings, and her blanket is fringed on all four sides. The younger girl has on a hat or head scarf. The inside perimeter of the tipi contains blankets, a drum with drum sticks, a rifle, a kettle, a pail, a bowl, and a pile of sticks. There are several objects hanging from the wall, including a leather case with shoulder strap, and some ornamental items, some with fur tails. The pail is only visible in the right-hand photo.
Condition Of Source
chipped plate; discoloration;;
Tribal Notes
An interior photograph of a unidentified man and two girls in their regalia standing inside of a Tule mat tipi. He is wearing a shirt, vest,legging and hider. The unidentified two girls are both wearing a wingdress and shawls over their shoulders. The smaller girl is wearing a scarf over her head. They are all standing on a number of wool blankets on the ground all around the edge of the tipi. Behind the two girls are unidentified objects covered with wool blankets. To the man's right is a large round unidentified object and a rifle leaning on one of the tipi poles. Hanging between two of the poles are unidentified objects.
Ethnographic Term
fringe
Tribal Classes
Interior Photograph People Regalia Housing Weaponry
Tribal Terms
Man Shirt, Cloth Vest, Cloth Belt Hider, Blanket Legging, Wool Girl Earring Dress, Wing Shawl Scarf Blanket, Wool Rifle Tipi Tule Mat Poles Pot
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_6354
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name
Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
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 Width
875 pixels
Image Height
628 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
24 bit - RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1