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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 XX, Plate 702: King Island Homes

1928

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 1995.203.40.15
Copyright
Copyright
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Not on view
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A horizontally oriented sepia-toned photogravure depicts a rugged coastline with elevated dwellings perched on tall, spindly poles. The structures, featuring textured roofs and wooden walls, cluster along a steep, rocky hillside that slopes downward from the left. Long beams and angled poles anchor the homes against the terrain. To the right, a vast, calm ocean meets a hazy sky at a flat horizon. Inscriptions are printed along the margins.

Portfolio XX, Plate 702: King Island Homes

1928

Edward S. Curtis, The University Press

(American, 1868–1952)
America

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