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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 XI, Plate 396: The Captured Whale

1915

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 1995.203.31.32
Copyright
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A horizontally oriented, sepia-toned photogravure depicts two figures in dark, hooded cloaks on a rocky shore. To the left, they stand beside a massive whale carcass with a ribbed texture stretching across the center and right; one figure carries a basket. Pebbles cover the lower foreground, while a calm sea and pale sky meet in the upper half. Muted tones and soft shadows create a somber atmosphere.

Portfolio XI, Plate 396: The Captured Whale

1915

Edward S. Curtis, The University Press

(American, 1868–1952)
America

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