Collections

Wishnai - Yakima (plate 222; portfolio 7)

Accession #:	1487.39
Title:	Wishnai - Yakima (plate 222; portfolio 7)
Object Type:	Photogravure
Participants:	John Andrew and Son Curtis, Edward Sheriff Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (depicted)
Physical Description:	Frontal portrait of a Yakima Indian woman. She is young. She wears a bandana on her head, the fabric appears to be brocaded. Her two braids trail down her breast and seem to have fur embellishments on the ends. Her ears are pierces and her earrings consist of a metal hoop through the ear hole attached a piece of bone or shell that is round and concave. This round object has a hole at the top for the hoop attachment and two holes in the center. She has bulky clothes on and strands of shell necklaces around her neck. There is a round pin or medallion on her proper right shoulder that is out of focus. "Wishnai" is the name of the individual portrayed.
Description:	This is a portfolio print from Edward Curtis' series "The North American Indian," plate 222, portfolio 7.
Category:	Art
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:	Photograph (Artwork), Figurative (Artwork->Subject), Portrait (Artwork->Subject), American Indian (Diversity), Women (Women)
Dimensions:	Image Dimensions HxW 15 1/2 x 11 7/8" Paper Dimensions H x W 17 1/2 x 15 1/8" Mat Dimensions HxW 24 x 20 "
Materials/Techniques:	tissue paper (Material) ink (Material)
Marks/Inscription:	"From Copyright Photograph 1910 by E. S. Curtis", centered below image; "WISHNAI - YAKIMA",below image, flush left; "Photogravure by John Andrew & Son", below image, flush right; "Plate 222", above image flush left.
Related Exhibits:	Edward Curtis: The Grand Idea Edward Curtis: The Grand Idea
Credit Line:	Gift of Mrs. Henry N. Graybill
Copyright:

Through the protection of Fair Use (section 107, title 17, U.S. Code), we are able to provide thumbnail images of works in our collection for which we may not hold the rights. If you are the current rights holder to a work housed in our permanent collection, we would like to make your works available for educational use. Please contact the Registrar to discuss reproduction permissions.

To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see:
https://www.northwestmuseum.org/collections