Full-length portrait of seated Nez Perce man posed in ceremonial clothing, Washington, 1899

Description:

Studio portrait of a Nez Perce man, seated on a blanket-covered chair. The man wears a decorated wide-brimmed hat, earrings, necklaces and beaded trousers and moccasins. He is posed on a fur blanket, in front of a painted backdrop of an arbor. Caption on image: Umatilla brave/Copyright 1899, La Roche, Seattle, Wash. La Roche 1299a PH Coll 283.229a

Location Description:

United States--Washington (State)

Protocol:

University of Washington Libraries Public Access, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce] Public Access

Community:

University of Washington Libraries, Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]

Category:

Lifeways, Ceremony

Collections:

American Indians of the PNW (Images)

Original Date Description:

1894-1904; 1900-1910

Contributor:

La Roche, Frank

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html

Source:

Frank La Roche Photograph Collection. PH Coll 283; University of Washington Libraries; University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division; Special Collections

Identifier:

NA926

Subject:

Portraits-Washington (State), Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress

Type:

Photograph, Image

Format:

Image/JPEG