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Nez Perce National Historical Park
Photo Gallery
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Buffalo Hide Tipi (4 Photos)
On June 16, 2005 a 150-year-old buffalo hide tipi in the park's collection was photographed. The tipi was probably made in the 1850s and consists of sixteen to twenty buffalo hides, stitched together with sinew.
The late Mylie Lawyer, whose family is associated with the tipi, says it was owned by Chief Lawyer's wife, Ow-yeen, and Mylie's father Corbett grew up in it, listening to stories about Nez Perce culture and history. The last time it was publicly displayed was 1950. Over forty people, including Mylie and other Nez Perce elders, watched in anticipation as the park staff gently raised the rare hide dwelling, one of the few extant buffalo hide tipi's left in the United States.
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Nez Perce National Historical Park (11 Photos)
A selection of some of the park's thirty-eight sites.
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Did You Know?
Camas, a relative of the lily family, has been gathered by the Nez Perce for generations. The bulbs are rich in protein and are still prepared and blessed according to traditional practices.
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Last Updated: November 02, 2009 at 11:26 EST |
