Name/Title
Joe Chepo, ca. 1915Entry/Object ID
341Description
Joe Chepo, North Fork Mono, is shown here with his horse. Like many of the local Indian cowboys, Joe was a fan of Tom Mix, the silent movie western star who would pose with his horse in this manner. Joe's horse has a neck rope and rein made from horse hair, called Mecate'. His rope is called a Maguy style rope that was adapted from the mexican cowboys. It's made from 3 strands of fiber from a plant similiar to the Agave plajnt. The 3 strands of fiber are twisted to make a rope that the cowboys would use for work. This picture was requested by the Tom Mix Museum in Oklahoma and with the family's permission, is now placed in their "Fan Collection"..Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
reformatted digitalSubject Place
City
North ForkCounty
Madera CountyState/Province
CaliforniaContinent
North AmericaCountry
United StatesLexicon
Search Terms
California Indians, Nim, Mono, Mecate, Maguy Rope, Tom Mix, CowboysDimensions
Height
3-1/16 inWidth
5-1/16 inCopyright
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admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
April 16, 2015Updated By
Mary.ShollerUpdate Date
January 7, 2020