Nez Perce man known as Tipya-la-lwilpilp, Washington, 1899

Description: 

Studio portrait of a Nez Perce man called Tipya-la-lwilpilp. He is seated with a blanket around his shoulders, with shell earrings and beaded necklaces and moccasins and there is fur wrapped around the ends of his braids. He is posed in front of a painted backdrop of an arbor. Caption on image: Tipya-la-lwilpilp, Nez Perces. Copyright 1899, La Roche, Seattle, Wash. La Roche 1294 PH Coll 283.224

Location Description: 

United States--Washington (State)