Lizzie, a young Cayuse woman, posing in front of a blanket backdrop. She wears a cloth wing dress, beaded necklaces and moccains, and her hair in two long braids.
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1900-1905
Materials:
Techniques:
Dimensions:
4.5 x 7 in.
Cultures:
American Indians, Cayuse, Native Americans, North America, Plateau, Plateau (no sub-culture area)
State:
Oregon
Country:
USA
Collection History:
Lee Moorhouse took up photography as a hobby in 1888 and--during his life as a rancher, engineer, businessman, military officer, and Indian agent--documented life in the Pacific Northwest, including Native people. This print is from an album of Moorhouse photographs formerly in the collection of Grace Schlotterback; acquired by MAI at an unknown date.
Source ID:
NMAI_378706
Catalog Number:
P27349
Album Name:
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