Nez Perce medicine dance, Washington, 1903

Description: 

Small group of men and women sit in circle with man in ceremonial dress dancing off to the right, ca. 1900-1905. The small circle is surrounded by a much larger circle of men & women, standing & seated, some on horseback. In background are nine tepees and a low wooden building. Caption on mount: Medicine dance of the Nez Perce Indians. The great Doctor Two Moons is pictured as dancing on right of group Prosch Indian Album, v. 1, no. 11

People: 
Doctor Two Moons
Location Description: 

United States--Washington (State)

Community: 
University of Washington Libraries, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Protocol: 
University of Washington Libraries Public Access, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access
Category: 
Ceremony, Artistry and Artifacts, Lifeways
Collections: 
American Indians of the PNW (Images)
Original Date Description: 
1900-1905
Original Date: 
1903
Contributor: 
Latham, Edward H.
Rights: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Source: 
Prosch Indian Albums. PH Coll 18; University of Washington Libraries; University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division; Special Collections
Identifier: 
NA1294
Subject: 
Group portraits--Washington (State), Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress, Nez Perce Indians--Spiritual life, Nez Perce Indians--Dance, Shamans--Washington (State)
Type: 
Photograph, Image
Format: 
Image/JPEG