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An Apache girl, c. 1903, photo Edward S. Curtis
An Apache girl, c. 1903, photo Edward S. Curtis

PVD1695146: An Apache girl, c. 1903, photo Edward S. Curtis, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

An idle hour - A moment of tranquility: Piegan Indians sitting on the edge of a body of water. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
An idle hour - A moment of tranquility: Piegan Indians sitting on the edge of a body of water. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263767: An idle hour - A moment of tranquility: Piegan Indians sitting on the edge of a body of water. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Wishham girl. This girl is dressed in a heavy suede dress adorned with pearls. The indispensable ornamental attribute of a well-born person was the dental shell in the nasal septum. The headdress is made of shells, shells and junk beads as well as Chinese coins. This type of headdress was worn on special occasions by puberous and not yet married girls. Photo taken from volume 8 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
Wishham girl. This girl is dressed in a heavy suede dress adorned with pearls. The indispensable ornamental attribute of a well-born person was the dental shell in the nasal septum. The headdress is made of shells, shells and junk beads as well as Chinese coins. This type of headdress was worn on special occasions by puberous and not yet married girls. Photo taken from volume 8 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263775: Wishham girl. This girl is dressed in a heavy suede dress adorned with pearls. The indispensable ornamental attribute of a well-born person was the dental shell in the nasal septum. The headdress is made of shells, shells and junk beads as well as Chinese coins. This type of headdress was worn on special occasions by puberous and not yet married girls. Photo taken from volume 8 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Going to camp. An apsaroke Indian carrying wood in the snow, in a small winter camp near a creek in the Pryor Mountains, Montana. Photo taken from volume 4 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
Going to camp. An apsaroke Indian carrying wood in the snow, in a small winter camp near a creek in the Pryor Mountains, Montana. Photo taken from volume 4 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263787: Going to camp. An apsaroke Indian carrying wood in the snow, in a small winter camp near a creek in the Pryor Mountains, Montana. Photo taken from volume 4 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Sioux chiefs. Very often, two or three men formed a war troop and left for weeks or months. Sometimes they'd come back with scalps, horses or women. Then, whatever its size, the war troop knew defeat and there was no survivor to tell the worried women and children the story of the disaster. Photo taken from volume 3 of Edward S. Curtis's encyclopedia (1868-1952) on North American Indians, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
Sioux chiefs. Very often, two or three men formed a war troop and left for weeks or months. Sometimes they'd come back with scalps, horses or women. Then, whatever its size, the war troop knew defeat and there was no survivor to tell the worried women and children the story of the disaster. Photo taken from volume 3 of Edward S. Curtis's encyclopedia (1868-1952) on North American Indians, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263832: Sioux chiefs. Very often, two or three men formed a war troop and left for weeks or months. Sometimes they'd come back with scalps, horses or women. Then, whatever its size, the war troop knew defeat and there was no survivor to tell the worried women and children the story of the disaster. Photo taken from volume 3 of Edward S. Curtis's encyclopedia (1868-1952) on North American Indians, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Apsaroke war group. The warrior on the right holds the curved stick of one of the tribal military organizations. This stick was planted in the ground at the decisive moment of the fight, like a banner behind which its wearer pledged not to retreat. Photo taken from volume 4 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
Apsaroke war group. The warrior on the right holds the curved stick of one of the tribal military organizations. This stick was planted in the ground at the decisive moment of the fight, like a banner behind which its wearer pledged not to retreat. Photo taken from volume 4 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263859: Apsaroke war group. The warrior on the right holds the curved stick of one of the tribal military organizations. This stick was planted in the ground at the decisive moment of the fight, like a banner behind which its wearer pledged not to retreat. Photo taken from volume 4 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Tearing Lodge, Piegan. Pinokiminuksh is one of the few Piegan advances in age whose memory has remained faithful. Did in 1835 in the present-day Montana su Sud, it emerged as a valuable source of information. The buffalo skin hat is part of his war suit: it was made and worn by order of a spirit of which he saw. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published. ©Gusman/Leemage
Tearing Lodge, Piegan. Pinokiminuksh is one of the few Piegan advances in age whose memory has remained faithful. Did in 1835 in the present-day Montana su Sud, it emerged as a valuable source of information. The buffalo skin hat is part of his war suit: it was made and worn by order of a spirit of which he saw. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published. ©Gusman/Leemage

PCT4263867: Tearing Lodge, Piegan. Pinokiminuksh is one of the few Piegan advances in age whose memory has remained faithful. Did in 1835 in the present-day Montana su Sud, it emerged as a valuable source of information. The buffalo skin hat is part of his war suit: it was made and worn by order of a spirit of which he saw. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published. ©Gusman/Leemage, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

A Grizzly-Bear Brave, Piegan. At least two of the Piegan War Societies (the Braves and All Brave Dogs) included two men known as the Grizzly-Bear Brave. During the festivities, it was their responsibility to provide meat to their companions, whatever they buy it. Their behaviour and the expression of their faces justified their names and, in the course of their official duties, they were truly feared by others. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published. ©Gusman/Leemage
A Grizzly-Bear Brave, Piegan. At least two of the Piegan War Societies (the Braves and All Brave Dogs) included two men known as the Grizzly-Bear Brave. During the festivities, it was their responsibility to provide meat to their companions, whatever they buy it. Their behaviour and the expression of their faces justified their names and, in the course of their official duties, they were truly feared by others. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published. ©Gusman/Leemage

PCT4263871: A Grizzly-Bear Brave, Piegan. At least two of the Piegan War Societies (the Braves and All Brave Dogs) included two men known as the Grizzly-Bear Brave. During the festivities, it was their responsibility to provide meat to their companions, whatever they buy it. Their behaviour and the expression of their faces justified their names and, in the course of their official duties, they were truly feared by others. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published. ©Gusman/Leemage, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Old Person, Piegan. Young men do not miss any occasion of public festivities to put on the clothes of their warrior father. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
Old Person, Piegan. Young men do not miss any occasion of public festivities to put on the clothes of their warrior father. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263881: Old Person, Piegan. Young men do not miss any occasion of public festivities to put on the clothes of their warrior father. Photo taken from volume 6 of the encyclopedia published by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) on the Indians of North America, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Hight Hawk. Warrior's set dresses for a great occasion: leather shirt, leggings, moccasins, pipe sheath (all embroidered with piquants of pig-epic), war headdress with eagle feathers, baton with stone head, with a scalp. Hight Hawk exercises over the Sioux Brules the authority of a historical leader. Photo taken from volume 3 of Edward S. Curtis's encyclopedia (1868-1952) on North American Indians, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.
Hight Hawk. Warrior's set dresses for a great occasion: leather shirt, leggings, moccasins, pipe sheath (all embroidered with piquants of pig-epic), war headdress with eagle feathers, baton with stone head, with a scalp. Hight Hawk exercises over the Sioux Brules the authority of a historical leader. Photo taken from volume 3 of Edward S. Curtis's encyclopedia (1868-1952) on North American Indians, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published.

PCT4263897: Hight Hawk. Warrior's set dresses for a great occasion: leather shirt, leggings, moccasins, pipe sheath (all embroidered with piquants of pig-epic), war headdress with eagle feathers, baton with stone head, with a scalp. Hight Hawk exercises over the Sioux Brules the authority of a historical leader. Photo taken from volume 3 of Edward S. Curtis's encyclopedia (1868-1952) on North American Indians, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt. Between 1907 and 1930, 20 volumes were published., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The Comanche Mother, 1907 (sepia photogravure)
The Comanche Mother, 1907 (sepia photogravure)

CH985680: The Comanche Mother, 1907 (sepia photogravure), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The Rush Gatherer, Montana (b/w photo)
The Rush Gatherer, Montana (b/w photo)

PNP245681: The Rush Gatherer, Montana (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Before the storm- Four Apache on horseback on horseback under storm clouds, 1906 (b/w photo)
Before the storm- Four Apache on horseback on horseback under storm clouds, 1906 (b/w photo)

EVB2931096: Before the storm- Four Apache on horseback on horseback under storm clouds, 1906 (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Tapa (Antelope Water), Taos, 1905 (toned platinum print on heavy textured paper)
Tapa (Antelope Water), Taos, 1905 (toned platinum print on heavy textured paper)

CH1766828: Tapa (Antelope Water), Taos, 1905 (toned platinum print on heavy textured paper), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Mowakiu-Tswatenok, 1914 (toned gelatin silver screen print)
Mowakiu-Tswatenok, 1914 (toned gelatin silver screen print)

CH1766831: Mowakiu-Tswatenok, 1914 (toned gelatin silver screen print), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The Mealing Trough - Hopi by Edward S. Curtis, 1906 (silver print photograph)
The Mealing Trough - Hopi by Edward S. Curtis, 1906 (silver print photograph)

GRC2630138: The Mealing Trough - Hopi by Edward S. Curtis, 1906 (silver print photograph), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Navajo Riders by Edward S. Curtis, c.1904 (toned silver print)
Navajo Riders by Edward S. Curtis, c.1904 (toned silver print)

GRC2622385: Navajo Riders by Edward S. Curtis, c.1904 (toned silver print), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The Fisherman, Wisham, 1904 (orotone)
The Fisherman, Wisham, 1904 (orotone)

CH1197654: The Fisherman, Wisham, 1904 (orotone), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Maricopa Woman at the Stream, 1907 (platinum print)
Maricopa Woman at the Stream, 1907 (platinum print)

CH1197655: Maricopa Woman at the Stream, 1907 (platinum print), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Apache Medicine Man, 1907 (b/w photo)
Apache Medicine Man, 1907 (b/w photo)

XJF441987: Apache Medicine Man, 1907 (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Fasting, from 'The North American Indian', 1907 (photogravure) (b&w photo)
Fasting, from 'The North American Indian', 1907 (photogravure) (b&w photo)

BAL105311: Fasting, from 'The North American Indian', 1907 (photogravure) (b&w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Kwakiutl village at Alert Bay, 1914 (b&w photo)
Kwakiutl village at Alert Bay, 1914 (b&w photo)

XJF105329: Kwakiutl village at Alert Bay, 1914 (b&w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The potter, Santa Clara, c.1905 (b/w photo)
The potter, Santa Clara, c.1905 (b/w photo)

BAL145781: The potter, Santa Clara, c.1905 (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The Plains of the Dakota Sioux, c.1905 (b/w photo)
The Plains of the Dakota Sioux, c.1905 (b/w photo)

BAL145741: The Plains of the Dakota Sioux, c.1905 (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Atlumhl-Koskimo, c.1914 (b/w photo)
Atlumhl-Koskimo, c.1914 (b/w photo)

BAL145760: Atlumhl-Koskimo, c.1914 (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Cheyenne camp in the cottonwoods, c.1910 (b/w photo)
Cheyenne camp in the cottonwoods, c.1910 (b/w photo)

BAL145779: Cheyenne camp in the cottonwoods, c.1910 (b/w photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

A Medicine Headdress —Blackfoot, 1926 (photogravure)
A Medicine Headdress —Blackfoot, 1926 (photogravure)

STM752733: A Medicine Headdress —Blackfoot, 1926 (photogravure), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Ready for the Charge - Apsaroke, 1908 (photogravure)
Ready for the Charge - Apsaroke, 1908 (photogravure)

STM752642: Ready for the Charge - Apsaroke, 1908 (photogravure), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

A Cree, 1926 (photogravure)
A Cree, 1926 (photogravure)

STM752732: A Cree, 1926 (photogravure), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Ola - Noatak, 1928 (photogravure)
Ola - Noatak, 1928 (photogravure)

STM752750: Ola - Noatak, 1928 (photogravure), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Indians of America: an Indian on a canoe boat in southern Flathead Lake, Montana (photo)
Indians of America: an Indian on a canoe boat in southern Flathead Lake, Montana (photo)

JLJ4597068: Indians of America: an Indian on a canoe boat in southern Flathead Lake, Montana (photo), Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Kalispel Indian woman, white stripes painted on hair, shell disk earrings, wearing blanket dress decorated with elks' teeth, c. 1910, photo Edward S. Curtis
Kalispel Indian woman, white stripes painted on hair, shell disk earrings, wearing blanket dress decorated with elks' teeth, c. 1910, photo Edward S. Curtis

PVD1695103: Kalispel Indian woman, white stripes painted on hair, shell disk earrings, wearing blanket dress decorated with elks' teeth, c. 1910, photo Edward S. Curtis, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Bird on High Land, Crow indian, Montana, USA, c. 1908, photo Edward S. Curtis
Bird on High Land, Crow indian, Montana, USA, c. 1908, photo Edward S. Curtis

PVD1695105: Bird on High Land, Crow indian, Montana, USA, c. 1908, photo Edward S. Curtis, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Navajo woman wearing silver squash blossom necklace, concho belt, blanket draped over shoulders, c. 1904, photo Edward S. Curtis
Navajo woman wearing silver squash blossom necklace, concho belt, blanket draped over shoulders, c. 1904, photo Edward S. Curtis

PVD1695117: Navajo woman wearing silver squash blossom necklace, concho belt, blanket draped over shoulders, c. 1904, photo Edward S. Curtis, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

The Hamatsa, Nakoaktok c. 1910 Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop.
The Hamatsa, Nakoaktok c. 1910 Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop.

PVD1695121: The Hamatsa, Nakoaktok c. 1910 Half-length portrait of Nakoaktok man, facing left, wearing cedar root ceremonial loop., Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images

A Hopi woman, indian, c. 1904, photo by Edward S. Curtis
A Hopi woman, indian, c. 1904, photo by Edward S. Curtis

PVD1695124: A Hopi woman, indian, c. 1904, photo by Edward S. Curtis, Curtis, Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) / Bridgeman Images


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