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Series Title: The North American Indian: being a series of Portfolios picturing and describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska

Portfolio XVIII, Plate 638: A Medicine Head-Dress - Blackfoot

1926

Edward S. Curtis

(American, 1868–1952)
published by

The University Press

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Culture
America
Medium
photogravure
Credit Line
Presented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt 1995.203.38.23
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A vertically oriented sepia photogravure on beige paper depicts the profile of an older Blackfoot person facing our right. They wear a large head-dress of fur and feathers, their deeply lined skin and prominent nose illuminated by soft light. A thin cord hangs from the headpiece, and a beaded necklace rests at the collar. A hazy, indistinct background frames the figure. Printed text below reads, "A MEDICINE HEAD-DRESS—BLACKFOOT."

Portfolio XVIII, Plate 638: A Medicine Head-Dress - Blackfoot

1926

Edward S. Curtis, The University Press

(American, 1868–1952)
America

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