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A Chief's Daughter-Skokomish (plate 300; portfolio 9)

A Chief's Daughter-Skokomish (plate 300; portfolio 9) - Photogravure
Accession #: 1487.10
Title: A Chief's Daughter-Skokomish (plate 300; portfolio 9)
Object Type: Photogravure
Participants:
Skokomish-Twana (depicted)
Physical Description: Photograph of a woman facing left wearing a fur robe. There is a woven reed structure in the background and she is sitting on a wooden boat(?) with a variety of basketry in the foreground.
Description: This is a portfolio print from Edward Curtis' series "The North American Indian," plate 300, portfolio 9.
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Portrait (Artwork->Subject), Photograph (Artwork), Figurative (Artwork->Subject); American Indian (Diversity); Women (Women); Basket (Tools & Equipment->Container)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions HxW 15 1/4 x 11 3/4"
Paper Dimensions H x W 20 7/8 x 17 1/8"
Materials/Techniques:
tissue paper (Material)
ink (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
"From Copyright Photograph 1912 by E. S. Curtis", centered below image; "A Chief's Daughter- Skokomish" ,below image, flush left; "Photogravure by John Andrew & Son", below image, flush right; "Plate 300", above image flush left.
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry N. Graybill
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