Nakia Williamson-Cloud interprets the Elk Antler wahiloskóˀs (Quirt) in the Wetxuuwíitin’ Collection

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Elk Antler Quirt, Nez Perce.

wahiloskóˀs Elk Antler (Quirt) Nez Perce.

Digital Heritage
Community
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Category
Artistry and Artifacts
Summary
Made by a male member of the Nez Perce Tribe 1840-1845. Acquired by Henry Spalding and sent to Dudley Allen. Purchased by the Nez Perce Tribe from the Ohio Historical Society in 1996. The Nez Perce Tribe renamed the collection Wetxuuwíitin’ in 2021.

Wetxuuwíitin’

Dictionary Word
Term
Wetxuuwíitin’
Translation
Returned after period of captivity
Related Items: 
wahiloskóˀs Elk Antler (Quirt) Nez Perce.
Elk Antler Quirt, Nez Perce.
Community: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Protocol: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Category: 
Artistry and Artifacts
Collections: 
Wetxuuwíitin’ formerly the Spalding-Allen Collection (Nez Perce)
Original Date: 
2021
Creator: 
Nakia Williamson-Cloud
Contributor: 
WSU CDSC
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