Lee Moorhouse (1850-1926) photographs, 1888-1916

PH036_6235 Lee Moorhouse photographs

Title
PH036_6235 Lee Moorhouse photographs
LC Subject
Indians of North America Antiquities Men Clothing and dress Regalia Breastplates Headdresses Breechcloths Moccasins Weapons Bow and arrow Arrows Tomahawks Blankets
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
Two Native American men dressed in regalia pose with weapons in front of a collection of Native American clothing and artifacts identified as belonging to Major Lee Moorhouse. The men wear feathered headdresses, arm bands, breechcloths, breastplates, and moccasins. One wields a tomahawk and the other draws a bow. They stand on blankets.
Condition Of Source
scratching; discoloration
Tribal Notes
An interior photograph of two unidentified men in regalia in front of a wall full of artifacts. The two men are wearing single trailor bonnets. The man in the left side of photograph is wearing fur hair wraps, loop necklace, beaded leather belt, blanket hider, and moccasins. In his right hand is a hatch style pipe held over his head. He is standing on an unidentified fur. The man in the right side of the photograph is wearing a Hairbone bandoleer, and leather belt with brass conches. In his left hand he is holding a bow. His right hand is pulling the bow string with an arrow pointing towards the other man. He is standing on a wool blanket.
Ethnographic Term
armbands
Tribal Classes
Interior Photograph People Regalia Artifact Weaponry Moorhouse Props
Tribal Terms
Feather Gloves, Beaded Gauntlet Cradle Board Knife Necklace Scabbard, Sword Reins, Horse Hair Shield Bow Bow, String Arrow Rifle Bonnet, Single, Trailor Necklace, Loop Choker Fur, Hair Wraps Moccasins Bag, Pipe Legging, Women's Snake Skin Shirt, Buckskin Dress, Buckskin Hider, Blanket Belt, Leather Bandoleer, Hairbone Bag, Cornhusk Parfleche Pipe, Hatch Style Blanket, Wool Hide Poster
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_6235
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
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
704 pixels
Color Space
24 bit - RGB - sRGB IEC61966-2.1