There are other ceremonies that involve horses and the Nez Perce being a horse culture were definitely fond of dressing up the different horses in horse regalia. One example of horse regalia that I brought is what we call a —-temúuheyqt means something that you drape over something else. This was placed over the head of the horse and it is a real fine example of the geometric designs that the Nez Perce were well known for. This piece was actually put together and beaded by Nakia Williamson and Cheryl Stienhauer It’s a real nice example of the work that our people do. On some of the martingales you’ll notice that there are designs that look like scratches. There is a story about a man amongst the Cayuse people that fought with a grizzly bear. He received near fatal wounds and he was very sick, he was near death. He received a vision about a grizzly bear that came to him and said because of what you have done, because of your bravery and taking my life I give you these scars to take with you. That bear scratched him across his chest like that. It made wound that were really small and they widened out and then they tapered again right across his chest and those are the scars that he wore for the rest of his life. The ladies of the time they got together and they made a sash for him and that was something that he wore so the people would know that was something that he was recognized for. That was a deed he had done in his lifetime. Naturally when the horses came they would take those sashes and they would place them over the head of the horse and then they would ride in ceremonies and honor the old people for what they did, the sacrifices that they had made so that the people would survive. You can see the symbolism in our regalia that talk about those stories. Every piece that is based upon the old designs you can see the different renditions of that story and how it is portrayed by each family from the Nez Perce. There are family designs and there are designs that are common amongst the entire tribe and even designs that are common amongst the other nations on the plateau.