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A Nez Perce woman's cured deer skin dress with attached yoke extensions and hem inserts decorated with glass beads, elk teeth, dentalium shell, thimbals, and fringe. The dress was made circa 1820s to 1840 and is part of the Spalding-Allen Collection

Made by the Nez Perce circa 1840. Acquired by Henry Spalding and sent to Dudley Allen. Purchased by the Nez Perce Tribe from the Ohio Historical Society in 1996.

A technical drawing by Kevin Peters of an an Elk Antler Quirt (whip) in the Spalding-Allen Collection

The earliest documented Nez Perce saddle from the Spalding-Allen Collection.

Made by a female member of the Nez Perce Tribe circa 1835. Acquired by Henry Spalding and sent to Dudley Allen. Purchased by the Nez Perce Tribe from the Ohio Historical Society in 1996.