Nez Perce women pose for formal portrait in ceremonial dress, ca. 1900

Description: 

Two young women pose in studio in front of a painted backdrop. Woman on the left is in a dark dress decorated with small shells, and wearing a long beaded belt; she holds a bag while resting her arm on a carved mask perched on the back of a wicker chair. The girl on the right is in full-length fringed & decorated dress, a beaded belt & also holds a bag. Caption on mount: G. W. Hanson. Genesee, Idaho

Location Description: 

United States--Idaho--Genesee

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: 
1895-1905
Contributor: 
Hanson, C. W.
Rights: 
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/; http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/copyrights.html
Source: 
University of Washington Libraries; Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture; Special Collections
Identifier: 
L92-86.74
Subject: 
Group portraits--Idaho, Nez Perce Indians--Clothing & dress, Nez Perce Indians--Women, Genesee (Idaho)
Type: 
Photograph, Image
Format: 
Image/JPEG