Nakia Williamson-Cloud interprets qoq’áalxnim húukux tˀéewtes (Horse Hair Rope) and sikéemnim húukux nikéeˀnikeˀs (Buffalo Hair Rope) in the Wetxuuwíitin’ Collection

Related Content: 
Bison hair rope

qoq’áalxnim húukux tˀéewtes (Horse Hair Rope) Nez Perce

Digital Heritage
Community
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Category
Artistry and Artifacts
Summary
Made by a male member of the Nez Perce Tribe 1820s-1845. Acquired by Henry Spalding and sent to Dudley Allen. Purchased by the Nez Perce Tribe from the Ohio Historical Society in 1996.

Wetxuuwíitin’

Dictionary Word
Term
Wetxuuwíitin’
Translation
Returned after period of captivity
Related Items: 
qoq’áalxnim húukux tˀéewtes (Horse Hair Rope) Nez Perce
Bison hair rope
Community: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Protocol: 
Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Category: 
Artistry and Artifacts
Keywords: 
Ropes
Collections: 
Wetxuuwíitin’ formerly the Spalding-Allen Collection (Nez Perce)
Original Date: 
2021
Creator: 
Nakia Williamson-Cloud
Contributor: 
WSU CDSC
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