Façade — San Xavier del Bac mission. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Architectural Photography Side view of the façade of the mission church of San Xavier del Bac, near Tucson, Arizona: 'The Papago are a strong branch of the Piman family living in the narrow valleys of south-central Arizona as far north as Tucson, and the broad desert stretches of norther...
Portal — San Xavier del Bac mission. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the main entrance to the mission church of San Xavier del Bac in Arizona. 'San Xavier del Bac is one of the most beautiful of the old Southwestern mission churches. The mission was founded in 1692; the construction of the present church was commenced in ...
Lúzi — Papago. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders full-face portrait of Lúzi, a Papago woman, bearing a basket on her head: 'The Papago women always carry their burdens on, or supported from, their heads. When the burden — be it basket, pottery, or a box — has a flat or a rounded bottom, the ring ...
Resting in the harvest field — Qahátika. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Landscape Photography View of three Qahátika women, seated cross-legged in a field of cacti at the base of a rocky hill: 'About forty miles due south of the Pima reservation, in five small villages, one sees a type of the true desert Indian — the Qahátika. When or why they separated from...
Mohave water carrier. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length outdoor portrait of a Mohave woman, carrying a child on her hip and a water pot on her head. 'A Mohave mother on the bank of the Colorado river. The Mohave carry practically all burdens on their heads. Being unusually large and strongly built, the women t...