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Whitney Burgess Morse .45 caliber lever-action repeating rifle  (Firearms and accessories)  "1876-1877"

Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian



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Time Period:

1876-1877

Materials:

Wood, metal

Techniques:

Commercially produced/manufactured

Dimensions:

99 x 11 cm

Cultures:

American Indians, Native Americans, Nimi'ipuu (Nez Perce), Non-Indian, North America, Plateau, Plateau (no sub-culture area)

Site Name:

Plateau

Country:

USA, Canada

Collection History:

Formerly owned by the Nez Perce Chief Joseph (Hinmuuttu-yalatlat/Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain, 1840-1904); surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army) in 1877 in the Bear Paw Mountains, Montana Territory; inherited by General Miles' children, Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952) and Major Sherman Miles (1882-1966); donated to MAI in 1925.

Source ID:

NMAI_152841

Catalog Number:

14/2183

Album Name:

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