hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph), Studio Portrait

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hinmatóoyalahtq’it (Chief Joseph) in a studio, wearing a plaid shirt and vest. He is sitting on a blanket while carrying a bowl hatchet. A sheathed knife is strapped to his waist. headdress and fringed shirt. Beadwork runs the length of his sleeves. He is holding a peace pipe whose handle is allegedly composed of catalyte. On verso of photograph: "Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, From an old photograph in the collection of Joseph Sherburne made during the exile in Indian Territory."

Community: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Protocol: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Category: 
Wars/Military/Conflict
Collections: 
Lucullus V. McWhorter
Original Date: 
1870
Creator: 
Sherburne, Joseph
Rights: 
In copyright. Item is in copyright until 95 years after publication date. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/.
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Source: 
Is found in PC 85, Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Photographs https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/pc85.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Identifier: 
pc085b01f01_8.jpg
Subject: 
Beadwork, Chief Joseph, Tribal chiefs, Studio portrait, Nez Perce
Type: 
Image
Format: 
JPG