Chief Garfield — Jicarilla. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length full-face portrait of the Jicarilla chief Garfield: 'Some years ago the Jicarillas were all officially given Spanish or English names. Many of them expressed a preference. This old man, who was head-chief of the tribe at the time, selected the designation...
Jicarilla Maiden. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length full-face portrait of a young woman of the Jicarilla: 'This pictures exceedingly well the typical Jicarilla women's dress: a cape of deerskin, beaded, a broad belt of black leather, a deerskin skirt, and the hair fastened at each side of the head with a l...
Jicarilla women. Photographer: Curtis, Edward Sheriff
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Genre: Portrait Photography Close view of four Jicarilla women, mounted on horseback and seen from the rear in bright sunshine: 'Women watching the races on their annual ceremonial or feast day. It will be observed that they are all dressed uniformly in garments cut after the primitive mode.'