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| Photo Number | PH036_4800 |
| Title on Object | We-nix, Cayuse Indian woman, sister of Donald McKay |
| TCI Title | We-nix Sister Donald McKay |
| General Notes | An unidentified Native American child and a Native American women, identified as Wenix, the sister of Donald McKay, of the Cayuse tribe, are outside in front of a tipi. The child is seated on two Pendleton blankets atop a horse. Other blankets are draped across the horse. The child is wearing a long-sleeve shirt and a necklace. The child is holding the reins in his or her left hand. The woman is standing to the right of the child on horseback. She is wearing a robe, a necklace, and boots. Her hair is tied into two braids. With both of her hands, she is holding a beaded bag with a geometric design. A grove of trees is in the background. |
| TCI Notes | Outside photograph of a woman standing next to a child sitting on a horse in front of a Teepee surrounded by trees. The child is sitting on two Pendleton Blankets and another is draped over the horse. The child is dressed in a long sleeve shirt with a |
| TCI Terms | Child
Woman
Horse
Tipi
Trees
Blanket, Pendleton
Necklace, Loop
Bandoleer, Fur
Shirt, Cloth
Bridle
Earrings, shell
Necklace
Bag, Cornhusk
Shawl, Pendleton
Wingdress
Leggings, Cloth--Beaded--Floral
Moccasins, Plain
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| TCI Classes | Outside Photograph; People; Animal; Housing; Regalia; Horse Gear |
| Subject | Indians of North America
Indian women
Indian children
Cayuse Indians
Tipis
Horses
Blanket, Pendleton
Blankets
Blanket, Saddle
Necklaces
Reins
Robes
Boots
Braids (Hairdressing)
Bag, Beaded--Geometric
Trees
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| Names | Wenix, the Elder
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| Photographer | Moorhouse, Lee |
| Date in Photo | 1897 - 1920 |
| Rights | This image is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested. |
| Repository | University of Oregon Libraries - Special Collections and University Archives |
| Collection Title | Moorhouse Collection |
| Source Format | Glass-plate negative |
| Source Condition | flaking
scratching
fingerprints
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| Type | Image |
| Sub Type | Outside Photograph
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| Image (File) Size | 258,588 bytes |
| Capture Method | Scanned in transmissive mode with Silverfast AI 6.0 on UMAX PowerLook III flatbed scanner (Scanner A). Levels adjusted from 0 - 1.00 - 255 to 21 - 1.00 - 148 prior to capture. |
| Resolution | 125 dpi |
| Processing History | Scanned images enter Photoshop with negative polarity and have a reversed orientation. Archived Tiffs are saved. Adobe Photoshop used to reorient and crop images, invert image to positive polarity, set and neutralize shadow and highlight point, adjust midtone contrast, and desaturate color information. Second production tiff saved, retaining adjustments layers. Photoshop used to convert color profie from Adobe 1998, to sRGB, set resoltuion to 125 dpi and resize the largest pixel dimension of the image to 875. Display jpeg saved after resizing. |
| Publisher | Joint Project of the University of Oregon Libraries and the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla |
| Digital Collection | University of Oregon. Libraries. Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes.
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