PH036_4097 Lee Moorhouse photographs
- Title
- PH036_4097 Lee Moorhouse photographs
- LC Subject
- Men Indians of North America mats (floor coverings) props (object genres) Blankets Trees Roach, Porcupine roach headdresses Feathers Feathers, Eagle Braids (Hairdressing) Fur--Hair Wraps chokers Necklaces Claws, Bear Shirt, Buckskin Gloves, Beaded Gauntlet Rifles Regalia Cayuse Indians outdoor photographs Whirlwind, Charley, Sr.
- Local Collection ID
- PH036 / A82
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Alternative
- PH036_4097 Dr. Whirlwind, Cayuse Indian, in costume including tooth necklace Dr. Whirlwind Cayuse Tribe
- Tribal Title
- Dr Whirlwind Cayuse Tribe
- Photographer
- Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
- Description
- An outside photograph of a Native American man identified as Charles Whirlwind Sr. He is standing on a round flat coiled cedar root mat in front of an unadorned blanket backdrop. On the left side of the photograph is a wooden walkway. In the background are deciduous trees and the hazy outlines of buildings. On his head he is wearing a porcupine roach and in the roach is an eagle feather. His hair is braided. There appear to be hair wraps of fur or leather woven into his braids. He is wearing a choker around his neck. He is also wearing four necklaces that are made from bear claws. He is dressed in a long-sleeve, fringed buckskin shirt. Over his right sleeve can be seen a beaded glove gauntlet with a floral design. He is wearing a blanket around his waist that covers down to his feet. The blanket has a geometric design. In his left hand, the man is holding a rifle barrel. The rifle stock is decorated. <<The blanket that is in this photograph that is wrapped around his waist is being reintroduce from this old Cayuse design is going to be a limited edition of 150 blankets for Dale Chihuly. The Eiteljore Museum which is in Indianapolis, Indiana is doing th>> [Dr. Whirlwind, Cayuse Indian, in regalia including tooth necklace.]
- Condition Of Source
- silver mirroring;; fingerprints scratching;
- Tribal Notes
- An outside photograph of a man identified as Charles Whirlwind Sr. dressed up in his regalia standing in front of a blanket for a backdrop. He is standing on a round flat coiled cedar root mat. He is in a big yard with a number of trees and buildings in the background. He is wearing a buckskin shirt with pieces of hair next to the beaded strips on the shirt. He is wearing four necklaces that are made from bear claws. He has a Blanket that is wrapped around his waist down to his feet. In his left hand he is holding a barrel of a rifle, and on the stock of the gun there are 97 brass tacks. He also has some beaded glove gauntlets with a floral design. On the right side of him is a wooden walkway. The writing on the photograph is "Dr. Whirlwind Cayuse Tribe Maj. Moorhouse." In the bottom left corner are the numbers "4097."
- Tribal Classes
- Outside Photograph Person Regalia Weapon Buildings Moorhouse Props
- Tribal Terms
- Man Shirt, Buckskin--Beaded Choker Necklace Roach, Porcupine Feather, Eagle Blanket, Pendleton Rifle Gloves, Beaded Gauntlet Back Drop Wood Trees Building Grass Mat, Coiled Cedar Root
- Date
- 1900/1910
- Identifier
- PH036_4097
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- Moorhouse (Major Lee) Photographs
- Series Name
- Series I: Glass Plate Negatives
- Box Number
- 163
- 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