Performing Archive

Keyword Paths

This path contains various means by which you can navigate Edward S. Curtis’ images from his 20-volume set The North American Indian. These keyword paths are intended to highlight themes and raise questions about Curtis’ work and representation of Native Americans.

Note: These paths have been created using keyword searches of the descriptions Edward Curtis wrote for his photographs. These paths are not exhaustive; you may search through the gallery of images using your own keywords for further exploration.

This page has paths:

  1. Browsing the Media Erik Loyer

Contents of this path:

  1. "Ceremony"
  2. "Girl"
  3. "Home"
  4. "Mask"
  5. "Primitive"
  6. "Woman"
  7. "Portrait"
  8. "Spirit"
  9. "Dance"
  10. "Food"
  11. "Ancient"
  12. "Material Culture"