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    • Cañon del Muerto - Navaho, Portfolio 1, Plate 29

    • Cañon del Muerto - Navaho, Portfolio 1, Plate 29

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Navajo Indians

    • This "Cañon of the Dead" is a branch of Cañon de Chelly, deriving its name from having been the scene of the massacre of a band of Navaho by a troop of Mexican soldiers.
    • Carlos Rios - Papago Chief, Portfolio 2, Plate 50

    • Carlos Rios - Papago Chief, Portfolio 2, Plate 50

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Tohono O’odham Indians

    • “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 northern Sonora. They were among the first of the Indians of this section to come...
    • Chaiwa - Tewa - Profile, Portfolio 12, Plate 415

    • Chaiwa - Tewa - Profile, Portfolio 12, Plate 415

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Tewa Indians; Hopi Indians

    • “The Hopi villages were established on their present almost inaccessible sites for purposes of defence; and with the same object in view the builders formerly never left a door in the outer walls of the first story, access to the rooms invariably...
    • Chaiwa - Tewa, Portfolio 12, Plate 414

    • Chaiwa - Tewa, Portfolio 12, Plate 414

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Tewa Indians; Hopi Indians

    • “The modern style of dressing the hair is like the ancient. Men cut it at the sides level with the lobe of the ear, and in front at such a length that when unconfirmed by the head-band it just covers the eyes; and they part it in the middle and...
    • Chideh - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 18

    • Chideh - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 18

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • "Again, judging by the similarity in language, the Apache and the Navaho in prehistoric times were as nearly a single group as the present bands of Apache are; and, likewise, there is sufficient similarity in the underlying principles of their...
    • Chief Garfield - Jicarilla, Portfolio 1, Plate 21

    • Chief Garfield - Jicarilla, Portfolio 1, Plate 21

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Jicarilla Indians

    • 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 Garfield.
    • Depositing a Prayer-Stick, Portfolio 12, Plate 433

    • Depositing a Prayer-Stick, Portfolio 12, Plate 433

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Hopi Indians

    • Round, painted sticks with feathers attached by cotton cords are deposited in various places, particularly in springs and at shrines, in supplication to the spirits associated with the locality.
    • Desert Rovers - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 3

    • Desert Rovers - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 3

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • The White Mountain Apache and the desert portion of their country. The picture was made on a gray day of early spring, when the Apache wear blankets as protection against the keen air of their mountain home.
    • East Mesa Girls, Portfolio 12, Plate 427

    • East Mesa Girls, Portfolio 12, Plate 427

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Hopi Indians

    • “Hopi women of East mesa are moderately good potters, and the men are skillful weavers and successful farmers” (Curtis, The North American Indian, Volume 12, page 25).
    • Evening in Hopi Land, Portfolio 12, Plate 407

    • Evening in Hopi Land, Portfolio 12, Plate 407

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Hopi Indians

    • "They call themselves Hopitu, the Peaceable People, and peace-loving they have always been. True, their history contains pages darkened with the annals of warfare, but their military activities were invariably either for defence of their fields...
    • Facade - San Xavier del Bac Mission, Portfolio 2, Plate 51

    • Facade - San Xavier del Bac Mission, Portfolio 2, Plate 51

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Missions, Spanish

    • “The recorded history of the village of Bac, situated ten miles south of Tucson, may be said to begin with 1692, in September of which year the celebrated German Jesuit missionary, Father Eusebio Kino, or Kuehne, visited the spot. He probably...
    • Flute Dancers at Tureva Spring, Portfolio 12, Plate 431

    • Flute Dancers at Tureva Spring, Portfolio 12, Plate 431

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Hopi Indians

    • The Flute dance is a religious ceremony concerned with bringing rain. It represents the legendary arrival of the Flute people in the Hopi country, their friendly encounter with the clans already there, and the rain-making rites subsequently...
    • Gathering Hanamh - Papago, Portfolio 2, Plate 49

    • Gathering Hanamh - Papago, Portfolio 2, Plate 49

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Tohono O’odham Indians

    • Hanamh is the Piman name for the cholla cactus and its fruit. The natives gather the fruit of this spiny plant in large quantities, and it forms a food of material importance to the several tribes living within its habitat. In gathering it they use...
    • Geronimo - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 2

    • Geronimo - Apache, Portfolio 1, Plate 2

    • Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952

    • Apache Indians

    • This portrait of the historical old Apache was made in March, 1905. According to Geronimo's calculation he was at the time seventy-six years of age, thus making the year of his birth 1829. The picture was taken at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the day...

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