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Performing ArchiveMain MenuVisualizing the “Vanishing Race”: the photogravures of Edward S. CurtisFront Page for Visualizing the "Vanishing Race" pathCurtis' Image and Life: The Network of The North American Indian, Inc.An experiment with data visualization approach to understand and contextualize Curtis' images and his lifeMedia, Technology and MediationsCurtis's Technology, Relationships to Media and StyleContextualizing Curtis, The North American Indian, and Racethe collection of essays from the contributorsConsulting with Tribes as Part of Archive DevelopmentIntroduction to Consulting with Tribes by Ulia GosartContributing ArchivesInformation on how to participate in Performing ArchiveBrowsing the MediaA path of paths that allow users to cut through the collection in a variety of ways.Acknowledgements and Project InformationProject NetworkJacqueline Wernimontbce78f60db1628727fc0b905ad2512506798cac8David J. Kim18723eee6e5a79c8d8823c02b7b02cb2319ee0f1Stephan Schonberg23744229577bdc62e9a8c09d3492541be754e1efAmy Borsukc533a79d33d48cbf428e1160c2edc0b38c50db19Beatrice Schustera02047525b31e94c1336b01e99d7f4f758870500Heather Blackmored0a2bf9f2053b3c0505d20108092251fc75010bfUlia Gosart (Popova)67c984897e6357dbeeac6a13141c0defe5ef3403
12018-03-16T21:13:00-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Tribe PathsErik Loyer1Explore the Media by Tribestructured_gallery2018-03-16T21:13:00-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
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12018-03-16T21:12:17-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Karok baskets1The basketry of the Karok does not differ from that of the Hupa and the Yurok. The process is always twining, and the usual materials are hazel rod for the warp, roots of the digger or the yellow pine for the weft, and Xerophyllum grass for white overlay, bark of the maidenhair fern for black, and fibres from the stem of Woodwardia fern, dyed in alder-bark juice in the mouth of the workwoman, for red. Represented in the plate are the receptacle for the storage of seeds and nuts, the burden-basket, the winnowing tray, various sizes of mush-baskets and food containers, and the cradle-basket.plain2018-03-16T21:12:17-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:07-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hupa jumping dance costume1The Jumping dance was an annual ceremony for averting pestilence. The head-dress worn by the dancers was a wide band of deerskin with rows of red woodpecker crests and a narrow edging of white deer-hair sewn on it. A deerskin robe was worn as a kilt, and each performer displayed all the shells and beads he possessed or could borrow. In the right hand was carried a straw-stuffed cylinder with a slit-like opening from end to end, an object the significance of which is unknown to the modern Hupa.plain2018-03-16T21:11:07-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Fishing from canoe - Hupa1Because of the dearth of redwood in their territory, the Hupa purchased all their canoes from the neighboring Yurok.plain2018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hupa mother and child1plain2018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hupa woman1It would be difficult to find a better type of Hupa female physiognomy.plain2018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Salmon stream1A Hupa youth is waiting with poised spear for the shadowy outline of a salmon lurking in a quiet pool and gathering its strength for a dash through a tiny cascade.plain2018-03-16T21:12:18-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:19-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hupa fisherman1The fisherman has just made a thrust with his double-pointed spear.plain2018-03-16T21:12:19-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:20-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Yurok drummer1The drum of deerskin stretched over a wooden frame was not aboriginal with the Yurok, but was introduced in imitation of drums seen in the possession of the garrison stationed among the Hupa from 1855 to 1892.plain2018-03-16T21:12:20-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:20-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Fish-weir across Trinity River - Hupa1Each summer a substantial structure of this kind is thrown across the river, the southern and the northern divisions of the tribe alternating. The weir remains in place until the spring freshets carry it away. A fisherman stands on each of several platforms erected below an equal number of openings in the weir, and lowers and draws his dip-net at random. As the construction of a weir is a communal undertaking, the catch is divided each evening according to the requirements of the various families.plain2018-03-16T21:12:20-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:20-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Fishing platform on Trinity River - Hupa1As the run of spring salmon occurs at a season when the river is too high for the construction of a weir, they are taken in dip-nets from platforms erected above favorable eddies.plain2018-03-16T21:12:20-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:21-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Principal female shaman of the Hupa1Many Hupa shamans were women, and among their neighbors, the Yurok and the Karok, as well as among the more distant Wiyot on the coast, male shamans were rare. Hupa shamans acquired the power to cure disease by dreaming and dancing. They were credited with the ability to inflict mysterious sickness by sorcery, and only they could relieve the victim of such magic.plain2018-03-16T21:12:21-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:21-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hupa woman in primitive costume1This is an excellent example of the gala costume of Hupa women. The deerskin skirt is worn about the hips and meets in front, where the opening is covered by a similar garment. Both are fringed and heavily beaded, and the strands of the apron are ornamented with the shells of pine-nuts.plain2018-03-16T21:12:21-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:21-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Smoky day at the Sugar Bowl - Hupa1For the spring salmon-fishing season the southern division of the Hupa assembled at Sugar Bowl rapids of Trinity river, near the upper end of Hoopa valley. Each fishing station was the hereditary possession of some family. Men who owned no station begged the use of one from those who were either weary of fishing or had enough salmon for their immediate needs.plain2018-03-16T21:12:21-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Sticks used in Hupa guessing game1plain2018-03-16T21:08:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Dancer with black deer effigy - Hupa1plain2018-03-16T21:08:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Obsidian bearer, White deerskin dance - Hupa1plain2018-03-16T21:08:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Costume of the obsidian-bearer - Hupa1plain2018-03-16T21:08:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Dip-netting at the sugar bowl - Hupa1plain2018-03-16T21:08:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Watching for salmon - Hupa1plain2018-03-16T21:08:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
