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

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1. Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR.
Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, Pendleton, OR.
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A Native American man identified as Poker Jim, Chief of Round Up, sits in front of a backdrop. He wears traditional Native American clothing, including a buckskin coat and a headdress with feathers, furs, and other ornamentation. His eyes are closed and in his right hand he holds a medal with a likeness of a European American man in profile. In his left hand he holds an object, possibly a scabbard, that is made of buckskin and decorated with beadwork. , Poker Jim, Chief of Roundup. [Seated studio portrait. Man wears traditional attire, and has medal around neck related to a historic encounter.]
2. Dr. Whirlwind, Cayuse Indian, on horse
Dr. Whirlwind, Cayuse Indian, on horse
Description
A Native American man, identified as Dr. Whirl-wind (Charley Whirlwind, Sr.) of the Cayuse Tribe, is mounted on a horse. The man is wearing buckskin pants and shirt and moccasins. The shirt is decorated with feathers and beadwork on the front and sleeves. He is wearing a headdress with a full crown of feathers and strips of fur hanging down around his shoulders. He has a large beaded choker. The horse is solid brown in color and has a saddle, saddle blanket and bridle. On the ground in front of the horse is a dog with long, fluffy white hair. The man, horse, and dog are on a slope on the side of a mountain. Around them are some other slopes and some stands of pine trees. The top of the mountain is in the background.
3. Young Chief, Whirlwind, and No-Shirt, Umatilla Indians in costume, on horseback, at Umatilla Reserve, July 4, 1903. Thumbing White Man for dropping in on US/U.S.
Young Chief, Whirlwind, and No-Shirt, Umatilla Indians in costume, on horseback, at Umatilla Reserve, July 4, 1903. Thumbing White Man for dropping in on US/U.S.
Description
Three Native American men, identified as Young Chief, Whirlwind, and Chief No-shirt, are mounted on dark-colored horses on a plain in front of four tipis. Each man carries a staff with ermine, eagle feathers, or other decoration, and Young Chief holds a second, shorter staff with long fringe. All wear headdresses with ermine hanging down, and eagle feather trails, and two have horned headdresses. The men wear beaded moccasins and beaded pants. One wears a cloth vest, one a cloth shirt, and one a buckskin shirt. The pants of two men are visible and seem to be cloth with strips of geometric beading. The horses have beaded bridles, martingales, masks, and reins, and Young Chief's horse shook its head as the photo was taken. Chief No-shirt's horse has a striped saddle blanket; the saddle has a long strip of fur hanging down from the saddle horn, nearly to the ground. All men wear jewelry. In the background at the right of the picture, the four tipis are lined up. In the background at the left, other people and part of a horse can be seen, and at the very left it looks as though someone were holding a flag.
4. Umatilla indans, in costume, on reservation, July 4, 1903 includes: Dr. Whirlwind, No-shirt, Magic Sam, Tred Elk, Ta-wa-toi, Mrs. No shirt
Umatilla indans, in costume, on reservation, July 4, 1903 includes: Dr. Whirlwind, No-shirt, Magic Sam, Tred Elk, Ta-wa-toi, Mrs. No shirt
Description
Four Native American men and a Native American woman stand in front of three tipis. The people are identified as Dr. Whirlwind, Ta-wa-Toi, Mrs. No-shirt, Chief No-shirt, and Red Elk. The men all wear horned headdresses with ermine hanging from them, and trails of eagle feathers, except for Ta-wa-Toi, who does not seem to have the trail of feathers. The men wear a mix of cloth or buckskin shirts and legwear. Some of the men seem to have blankets wrapped around their legs. All the men wear moccasins and jewelry, including loop necklaces. In their right hands Dr. Whirlwind and Red Elk each hold a staff with eagle feathers attached. Red Elk has a long beaded and furred belt, decorated with medals or buttons, draped over his left arm. Ta-wa-Toi is holding the fur of an animal in front of himself; the pelt includes the fur from the animal's tail, legs, and head. Chief No-shirt seems to be holding up some weaving. Mrs. No-shirt stands next to him. Her dark hair in braids; she is draped in a geometrically-beaded skin and seems to be wearing a fringed buckskin dress and a bracelet. She too wears moccasins. She holds a geometrically-beaded flat bag in front of herself. The caption on the photograph says "Umatilla Reservation July 4, 1903".
5. Juilus Williams
Juilus Williams
Description
An outside photograph of a Native American man identified as Julius Williams. He is standing on a Pendleton blanket near another folded Pendleton blanket. Behind him, animal hides are hung on bare brush branches. The man is wearing a multi-layered loop necklace over a long-sleeved cloth shirt. The shirt extends below his waist. On his right arm is an armband. He is wearing a bandoleer across his chest and under his right arm is a beaded pouch or bag. In his left hand he is holding an eagle tail fan. In his right hand he is holding a rifle. He is wearing leggings with a geometrical design that matches his moccasins. There is a banded hat with feather plume on the blanket in the lower right corner. Visible in the background are a tipi, a number of deciduous trees, some pine trees, and a hillside., Julius Williams [Julius Williams, Cayuse Indian, in regalia. Standing in campground with leopard pelt.]
6. PH036_4097 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_4097 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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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.]
7. Yeeh-Ye
Yeeh-Ye
Description
An outside photograph of a Native American man identified as Yee-ye. He is standing in front of an unadorned blanket backdrop hanging from a wooden frame. He is wearing moccasins and standing upon a round flat coil mat that is lying on another blanket on the ground. To the left of the man there is a pipe on the blanket. He is wearing a porcupine roach with one eagle feather on his head. His hair is braided, with fur strips braided into or extending the natural length of his braids. He is wearing a neck choker and a multi-layered loop necklace. He is dressed in a buckskin shirt that has a beaded strip down both sides of his shoulders. The ends of his sleeves and shirt are fringed. He is holding an eagle tail fan, wrapped in leather, in his left hand. The eagle feather has long leather strips decorated in beads. He is wearing a woven plaid cloth strip around his waist, which hangs over buckskin leggings., Yee-ye [Umatilla Indian, with various regalias and implements, and pipe. In Moorhouse yard.]
8. PH036_4238 Lee Moorhouse photographs
PH036_4238 Lee Moorhouse photographs
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An outside photograph of a Native American man posing in front of a plain blanket backdrop. He is kneeling on his right knee, with a round flat coiled cedar root mat just behind him. To the right of the backdrop is a wooden walkway. In the background are hazy outlines of buildings. He is holding a hand drum in his left hand and a drumstick in his right hand. The drum is decorated with a zigzag pattern around its circumference, surrounding a single moon and star. He is wearing a headdress that extends fully to the ground, a bonnet with a single trail of eagle feathers and plumes. He has a deep scar on his right cheek and is wearing a necklace of animal claws. He is wearing a beaded buckskin shirt with decorative, beaded hangings across the front. The bottom of his shirt is fringed and overlays a garment of striped cloth. He is also wearing buckskin leggings and beaded moccasins. A hatchet-style pipe is leaning on his left leg. A beaded bag with geometric design is hanging from his right wrist., Cultus George [George Marshall, "Cultus George," Umatilla Indian, in Moorhouse yard. Wears regalia with eagle bonnet, drum, tomahawk.]