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21. L.R.298.b.2, 19(680)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(680)
Title:
John Abbott — Osage. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait, wearing a fur cap: 'The Osage (corrupted from Whzahzae, their own name) is a Siouan tribe - the wealthiest of all Indians, and probably the richest people in the world, population considered. They are most closely related to the Omaha, Quapaw, Ponca, and Ka...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

22. L.R.298.b.2, 19(654)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(654)
Title:
Wichita grass-house. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
General view of a Wichita grass-thatch house: 'The relatively permanent character of the typical dwelling of the Wichita indicates the sedentary life of this tribe. They were farmers in the main, but hunted the buffalo and other game in season.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

23. L.R.298.b.2, 19(660)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(660)
Title:
Cheyenne sun-dance lodge. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
General view of the lodge, a large tipi, open-sided on the nearer side, with onlookers gathered in front. For an account of the Sun-dance ceremony and the erection of the lodge among the Southern Cheyenne, see Volume XIX, pages 121-128.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

24. L.R.298.b.2, 19(666)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(666)
Title:
Cheyenne costume. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of a young woman, wearing a deerskin robe and standing in the shade beneath a tree: 'This woman's deerskin costume, ornamented with porcupine-quill embroidery and with beads and fringe, is characteristic of that of the Cheyenne; but such is now worn only on gala occasions an...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

25. L.R.298.b.2, 19(667)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(667)
Title:
Cheyenne maiden. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of a woman in deerskin robes, standing on the riverbank, looking off to the right.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

26. L.R.298.b.2, 19(685)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(685)
Title:
A Comanche mother. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Three-quarter length seated portrait of a Comanche woman, holding her baby, wrapped in a leather carrying pouch.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

27. L.R.298.b.2, 19(687)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(687)
Title:
Peyote drummer. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Portrait of an Indian man, kneeling on the ground and posed in the act of beating the drum during the peyote ritual: 'The Peyote rite as practised by the Indians of Oklahoma is described in Volume XIX. No Indian custom has been the subject of greater controversy or has led to the adoption of mor...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

28. L.R.298.b.2, 19(681)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(681)
Title:
John Quapaw (Hunta Wakunta) — Quapaw. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders right profile portrait: 'The Quapaw are another Siouan tribe, otherwise known as Akansa, from which Arkansas river and state derive their name.'
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

29. L.R.298.b.2, 19(657)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(657)
Title:
Walter Ross — Wichita. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of an Indian man.
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

30. L.R.298.b.2, 19(659)

Reference (shelfmark):
L.R.298.b.2, 19(659)
Title:
On the Canadian River. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
Scope & Content:
Group of three Cheyenne, on horseback in the river shallows: 'The name of the Canadian river was not derived from any association with Canada or the Canadians, but from the Spanish cañada, on account of the high, cut banks of the stream. The Canadian originally divided the lands claimed by the Q...
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1927
Extent:
1 item

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