PH036_6226 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title: PH036_6226 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject: Antiquities Arrows Bags Bag, Beaded Bag, Beaded--Geometric Baskets Beaded Blankets mantas Pendleton Bow and arrow Breastplates Bridles Bridle, Beaded Buckskin Canopies Canvas Clothing and dress Cradleboards Cradleboard, Beaded--Floral Decorations Dress, Buckskin Ethnic costume Feathers Featherwork Figurines floral patterns Floral decorations Fur Furniture Gloves Gloves, Beaded Gauntlet Headdresses Hides and skins Indian art Indian beadwork Jewelry Leather goods Moccasins Moccasins, Beaded-Geometric Necklaces Photographs Quivers (Archery) Robes Western saddles shirts (main garments) Shirt, Buckskin Shirt, Buckskin--Beaded Tables Tomahawks Weapons Weaving outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: Lee Moorhouse collection of Indian costumes and artifacts
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: A wood-framed structure, covered with a striped tent cloth, appears to have three wooden walls and a wooden floor. From the open side, one can see that the tent structure is filled with an assortment of Native American objects and artifacts, suspended from the walls and crossbeam, set on a table, and arranged on the floor in front of the back wall. There is a sign on the tent that says "Major Moorhouse's Indian Pictures." The inventory includes: blankets and other woven textiles; photographs, some framed; beaded bags; baskets; a cradleboard; a saddle and bridle; tomahawks; bow and arrows in a quiver; a buckskin dress with beaded fringe; a beaded buckskin shirt and pants, a pair of beaded moccasins, and a feathered cape, displayed together as an ensemble; a small statue of a Native American man, wearing a feathered robe and headdress, a shell necklace, a beaded breastplate, and beaded moccasins; more feathered headdresses and other feathered and beaded items; a pair of beaded gloves; a beaded necklace; a pile of fur (under the table).
Condition Of Source: discolored emulsion; flaking; scratching;
Tribal Notes: An outside photograph of a tent full of objects on tables and on the walls. There is a sign on the top of the photograph "Moorhouse -Indian-Pictures." The word Major has been cut off in the photograph. This is a collection that has been collected by Major Moorhouse. Some of these objects have appeared in some of Major Moorhouse's other photographs on different people. Most of the objects have been hung on the wall or are hanging from a pole or on a table. There are some photographs at the base of the wall. Hanging on the wall are pcitures of some of the people he has photographed.
Ethnographic Term: fringe cloaks
Tribal Classes: Outside Photograph Artifacts Moorhouse Props
Tribal Terms: Bag, Beaded Photographs Bonnet, Single, Trailor Shirt, Buckskin Dress, Buckskin Beaded Bag Cornhusk Saddle Snake Skin Bow Quiver Cradleboard Quirt Legging, Buckskins Belt, Leather Beaded Pipe, Hatchet Style Hat Cornhusk Gloves, Beaded Gauntlet Kup-luts, War Club Table Blankets, Wool Necklace, Loop Bandoleer, Hairbone Pole Tent Sign
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_6226
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 Tamastslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Image Width: 875 pixels
Image Height: 702 pixels
Image Resolution: 125 dpi
Color Space: 24 bit - RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1