Nez Perce named Charlie Wilpoken and family, Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, ca. 1903.

Description: 

Man, woman, and child pose on fur skin in front of blanket hung from a wooden structure next to a door. Woman wearing earrings and necklace has blanket over shoulders; man wears wide-brimmed hat and blanket draped over shoulder and waist; small girl wears necklace and beaded belt and displays beaded bag, ca. 1900-1905. Note from unidentified source: Charlie Wilpocken and family; woman may be Kil-ess-tum, a Yakima. Note from unidentified source: Jim Billie, wife and little girl. Jim Billie was Indian constable, Colville Indian Reservation. Note from unidentified source: Jim Billie, wife and little girl. Jim Billie was Indian constable, Colville Indian.

People: 
Charlie Wilpocken, Kil-ess-tum, Jim Billie
Location Description: 

United States--Washington (State)--Colville Indian Reservation

Community: 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce], University of Washington Libraries
Protocol: 
Colville Community Public Access, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access, University of Washington Libraries Public Access
Category: 
Lifeways
Collections: 
American Indians of the PNW (Images)
Original Date Description: 
1898-1908
Contributor: 
Latham, Edward H.
Rights: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Source: 
Fr. Obersinner, S.J.; University of Washington Libraries; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture; Special Collections
Identifier: 
NA943
Subject: 
Wilpoken, Charlie, Wilpoken, Charlie--Family, Group portraits--Washington (State), Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress, Nez Perce Indians--Children, Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Type: 
Photograph, Image
Format: 
Image/JPEG