Nez Perce woman in ceremonial dress poses for formal portrait displaying bag

Description: 

Older woman poses next to wooden chair wearing a fringed and decorated dress with a woven top and a wide leather belt. She holds a bag with a star pattern. Note from unidentified source: (Mrs. Red Rock?) a (Nez Perce?) Indian. Tailoring of the skirt is typical of Nez Perce. Star design on bag is more common among Nez Perce than among northern neighbors, including Yakama.

Location Description: 

Northwest, Pacific

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: 
1854-1961
Rights: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Source: 
Chappie Dunning; University of Washington Libraries; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture; Special Collections
Identifier: 
L89-233
Subject: 
Portraits--Northwest, Pacific, Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress, Nez Perce Indians--Women, Nez Perce Indians--Arts & crafts
Type: 
Photograph, Image
Format: 
Image/JPEG