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Description: A Native American woman wearing traditional clothing, including earrings and a headscarf, sits on a horse. The horse is draped with blankets and outfitted with a bridle, reins, and stirrups.

Description: Two tipis stand in front of deciduous trees that have no leaves. Behind the trees is a hill. The tipi on the left has smoke coming out of the top. Farther back and to the right of that tipi is a light-colored horse. The horse does not have a saddle, horse blanket or bridle on. To the right of the tipi on the right is another light-colored horse. This horse has a bridle and horse blanket. There are also other objects on the horse's back that are perhaps hides. In between the horse and the tipi is a pile of hides.

Description: A Native American man, identified as Sequyene of the Walla Walla tribe, stands next to a horse. The man and horse are seen in profile. The man is wearing a feathered headdress that reaches to the ground and has a horn coming out of the side. He is wearing dark colored robes with a striped wool scarf hanging down the front from the waist. He is holding a staff that is wrapped with cloth or leather and has feathers hanging down its length. A large tassel hangs down to the ground from where the man holds the spear. The horse is wearing a bridle, martingale, and a saddle blanket. The breastplate is decorated with repeating geometric patterns, bells, and fringe at the bottom of the sidepieces. The saddle blanket is made from cloth and an animal skin. The skin's edge is decorated with round metallic looking beads or rivets that may attach it to the cloth.

Description: A young Native-American woman poses standing on an animal hide in a studio. She wears a basketwork hat, a decorated buckskin dress, a number of necklaces and arm bands, and carries a bag decorated with a deer pattern. On the wall behind her are bags, feathers, cradleboards, crossed swords, and furs.

Description: A Native American man, identified as Chief Peo of the Umatilla tribe, rides a horse which faces to the left of the photograph. He wears a large feather headdress, a decorated armband, leggings, and a necklace. In his right hand he holds a tomahawk. His horse wears a stock saddle and curb bridle.

Description: A Native American man, identifiied as Chief No Shirt of the Walla Walla tribe, sits on a chestnut horse, facing right. He is wearing a cowboy or Spanish-styled hat with a decorated cloth hatband. Around his neck is a fur scarf, he wears a decorated cloth jacket, decorated cloth arm band, and holds a long cloth object decorated with fur and appliqued footprints draped over his right arm. His horse is wearing a high-cantled stock saddle, a plain curb bridle, and has a long fur draped across his shoulders. In the near background are two tipis. The tipi on the right has the inside partially visible, showing three pails, a pile of blankets, and a box.

Description: An outside photograph of a Native American man identified as Uma-Som-Kin. He is dressed in full regalia and sitting on a horse, next to a river. For his headdress, the man is wearing a bonnet with a single trail of eagle feathers. He is wearing a coat made out of a Pendleton blanket. He is wearing leggings with a design on the cuff and beaded moccasins. Because no stirrups can be seen, it would appear that he is riding either bareback or using a blanket for a saddle. He is holding the horse's bridle in both hands. The horse has a spotted coat. Across the river, on the opposite bank, are two cottonwood trees. In the background are rolling hills.

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).

Description: A Native American man wearing regalia stands beside a horse. The man wears a feathered headdress, buckskin shirt, leggings, breechcloth, gloves, and necklaces. The horse is outfitted with a bridle that includes an ornament that is positioned over the horse's forehead.

Description: A Native American woman, dressed in Native American costume, is seated on a chair, in front of a wall filled with various Native American artifacts. The woman is wearing a headdress with horns and feathers, a beaded buckskin dress with beaded fringe, beaded leggings, and floral design moccasins. She has long braids, a beaded choker and beaded necklace, a shell necklace, copper bracelets, a ring, and is holding a beaded bag. A Pendleton blanket is draped over the chair. Hanging from the wall are assorted feathers and knives, decorative cords with tassels, posters, a photograph, swords with scabbards, floral design cradleboards, a horse bridle with reins, woven bags, a beaded floral design glove or gauntlet, leather goods, beadwork, a walking stick, and a tanned animal hide on which is painted a Native American man. There are several items on the floor, including another blanket, a bow and two empty quivers (one beaded, one plain), a tomahawk decorated with a fur tail, more loose feathers, and a woven basket.

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