Rare Photos Show The Fascinating Beauty Of The Yakama Native Women
Yakama men wore breech clouts with leggings and short buckskin shirts with patterns of holes punched into them. Women wore buckskin dresses decorated with beads and quillwork.
Both men and women wore moccasins on their feet, and in colder weather, they also wore fur robes and hats.
Ida Joseph-Nason, (the daughter of Charlie Joseph & Tek’nupt or Julia Joseph, and the wife of Johnny Sohappy Nason) – Yakama – circa 1905
Shii-quimpt (aka Arlene Josephine Wesley) – Yakama – 1953 {Note: Arlene Josephine Wesley was the first to be crowned Miss Indian America in 1953.
L-R: Aluina George, Mrs. Kelly George, Elsia George – Yakama – circa 1954
