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

Chief No-Shirt Walla Walla Tribe

Title
Chief No-Shirt Walla Walla Tribe
LC Subject
Indians of North America Walla Walla Indians Men Horse blankets Horses Horse Gear Fur Tipis Horse Trappings Headdresses Feathers Blankets Shirt, Cloth Necklaces Sashes (Clothing) Brooms and brushes Face painting Chief No-Shirt outdoor photographs
Local Collection ID
PH036 / A82
Repository
University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Alternative
No shirt, Walla Walla Indian on horse Chief No Shirt, Walla Walla Indian, in costume on horse.
Photographer
Moorhouse, Thomas Leander, 1850-1926
Description
A Native American man, identified as Chief No-Shirt of the Walla Walla Tribe, is sitting on a horse in a grass field. An encampment, consisting of tipis, wagons, and horses, appears in the background. The man is wearing a feathered headdress, necklaces, a sash, and a cloth shirt. He is clasping a brush in his right hand. His right cheek bears a marking that appears to have been painted on his face. The horse is adorned with saddle blankets, furs, and other trappings.
Tribal Notes
An outside photograph of a man in his regalia sitting on a horse. He has been identified as No-Shirt. He is wearing a single trailor horned headdress with Eagle feathers, fur bandoleer, choker, cloth shirt. Draped in front of him are an unidentified fur pelt and a Hudson Bay blanket. In his right hand is an unidentified object. The horse is wearing a beaded martingale with bells and small cloth fringes on the bottom of the martingale. On the horse's forehead are a number of different kinds of feathers. In the background are three canvas tipis which are right behind him. On the left side of the photograph are more horses tied to posts or a rope line and a wagon. Writing on the photograph is "Chief No-Shirt Walla Walla Tribe Maj. Moorhouse."
Tribal Classes
Outside Photograph; Person; Regalia; Animal; Horse Gear; Transportation;
Tribal Terms
Man; Bonnet, Single Trailor: Shirt, Cloth; Tapadera; Bandoleer, Fur; Choker; Blanket, Hudson Bay; Fur , Pelt; Horse; Martingale; Bridle; Saddle; Tipi; Canvas; Wagon;
Date
1897/1920
Identifier
PH036_4431
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
10.00 X 8.21 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
1250 pixels
Image Height
1026 pixels
Image Resolution
125 dpi
Color Space
8 bit -- Grayscale -- Gray Gamma 2.2