Tule Mat Teepee, Umatilla Reservation - c. 1895
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This teepee is covered by traditional tule mats, made from the tule or bulrush, a plant still widespread in wetlands and areas of seasonal flooding.
This teepee is covered by traditional tule mats, made from the tule or bulrush, a plant still widespread in wetlands and areas of seasonal flooding. One of the properties of tule is that its pithy interior causes it to be both flexible and a good insulator. For this reason it has been used both for sleeping mats and for shelters.
While a note on the back of the original Moorhouse print states it was taken at the Willamette Reservation, we are identifying it as from the Umatilla Reservation, where he took most of his photos. As far as we know, there was no "Willamette Reservation" when Moorhouse was creating his photographs.
-- This photo is restored and printed by Old Oregon. Original courtesy of Lake Oswego Public Library.
Photographer | Major Lee Moorhouse |
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Location | Umatilla County |
Subject | Native Americans |
Decade | 1890s |
Print Maker | Old Oregon |
Original Type | Larger Print |
Size of Original | 7.3 x 9.3 inches |
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