PH036_2948 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title: PH036_2948 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject: Antiquities Relics Weapons Axes Tomahawks Whitman Massacre, 1847 Indian beadwork Oregon Historical Society indoor photographs
Local Collection ID: PH036 / A82
Repository: University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative: Relics of Whitman massacre from collection in Oregon Historical Society Relics of Whitman massacre from collection in Oregon Historical Society.
Photographer: Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description: A Native American tomahawk from the collection of relics of the Whitman massacre, 1847 in the Oregon Historical Society is shown against a dark background. The tomahawk has a wooden handle with ornaments and beadwork and a metal head or blade with a heart motif and border designs.
Tribal Notes: An interior photograph of a hatchet style pipe than has been hung by a couple of strings. There are brass tacks and beadwork on the wooden stem. The hatchet style with a heart shape cut out of the middle of the diamond; in front of the diamond are two pieces that have curled back to the stem. The backdrop is a piece of cloth.
Tribal Classes: Weaponry;
Tribal Terms: Pipe, Hatchet Style; Brass Tacks; Beadwork; Nail; String; Backdrop;
Date: 1897/1920
Identifier: PH036_2948
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name: Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
Series Name: Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Extent: 8.45 X 6.48 inches
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: 1056 pixels
Image Height: 810 pixels
Image Resolution: 125 dpi
Color Space: 256-level Greyscale