lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons) and his wife Lets-koho-kates-wenien (Hat on side of Head)

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Cultural Narrative: 

Older Nez Perce couple standing in front of teepee. lepít híisemtuks (Two Moons) was a Nez Perce warrior in tribal wars and the war of 1877. His wife helped in battle by unbuckling the cartridge belts of dead and wounded soldiers to provide ammunition for her fighting husband.

Community: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Protocol: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Category: 
Wars/Military/Conflict
Collections: 
Lucullus V. McWhorter
Original Date Description: 
This photograph was likely taken in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
Rights: 
In copyright. Item is in copyright for 120 years from its date of creation. 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: 
pc085b03num34-80-036
Subject: 
Two Moons, Nez Perce
Type: 
Image
Format: 
JPG