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Piopio-Maksmaks, Profile - Wallawalla (plate 268; portfolio 8)

Piopio-Maksmaks, Profile - Wallawalla (plate 268; portfolio 8) - Photogravure
Accession #: 1487.12
Title: Piopio-Maksmaks, Profile - Wallawalla (plate 268; portfolio 8)
Object Type: Photogravure
Participants:
Physical Description: 3/4 profile of man. He is wearing a light color shirt and dark color beaded vest. He wears a bead choker and bead necklaces. His hair is drawn back, feather ornaments in the back of his head and his braids are wrapped in fur. He has two round white marks in the center of his forehead.
Description: This is a portfolio print from Edward Curtis' series "The North American Indian," plate 268, portfolio 8.
Category: Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Portrait (Artwork->Subject), Photograph (Artwork), Figurative (Artwork->Subject), Men (Men), American Indian (Diversity)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions HxW 15 3/8 x 11 1/8"
Paper Dimensions H x W 17 3/8 x 12 1/4"
Materials/Techniques:
tissue paper (Material)
ink (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
"From Copyright Photograph 1905 by E. S. Curtis", centered below image; "PIOPIO-MAKSMAKS,PROFILE-WALLAWALLA" ,below image, flush left; "Photogravure by John Andrew & Son", below image, flush right; "Plate 268", above image flush left.
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Henry N. Graybill
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