Chief Lawyer (IMAGE) Washington State University Caption In this image from around 1861 Nez Perce Chief Lawyer holds an elbow pipe that was commonly used after trade tobacco spread across the Pacific Northwest. Washington State University researchers have found tobacco use among the Nez Perce goes way back, with nicotine in pipes 1,200 years old creating “the longest continuous biomolecular record of ancient tobacco smoking from a single region anywhere in the world.” Credit University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, NA 627 Usage Restrictions Open to all with credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.