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12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Loitering at the spring1A group of Walpi and Hano girls in holiday attire. The background is a typical bit of Southwestern desert.plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12001 - portfolio 12 plate no. 400For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4001 photogravure : brown ink ; 34 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000002.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Buffalo dance at Hano1The Buffalo dance at the Upper Rio Grande pueblos was lately introduced among the Hopi, who attach no religious significance to it.plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12002 - portfolio 12 plate no. 401For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4011 photogravure : brown ink ; 34 x 43 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000003.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Tewa girl1An excellent feminine type of these early immigrants from the Rio Grande. The arrangement of her hair suggests that she is unmarried.plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12003 - portfolio 12 plate no. 402For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4021 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 34 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000004.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hopi mother1plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12004 - portfolio 12 plate no. 403For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4031 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 30 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000005.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Antelopes and snakes at Oraibi1The Antelope fraternity, at the right, and the Snake fraternity facing them at the left, engage in singing prior to handling the reptiles in the Snake dance. At the extreme right is the kisi, a cottonwood booth in which sits the custodian of the snake-jars, ready to hand out the reptiles one by one to the dancers.plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12005 - portfolio 12 plate no. 404For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4041 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000006.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Watching the dancers1A group of girls on the topmost roof of Walpi, looking down into the plaza.plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521906Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12006 - portfolio 12 plate no. 405For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4051 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000007.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hopi girl1Soft, regular features are characteristic of Hopi young women, and no small part of a mother's time is used to be devoted to dressing the hair of her unmarried daughters. The aboriginal style is rapidly being abandoned, and the native one-piece dress here illustrated is seldom seen even at the less advanced of the Hopi pueblos.plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521905Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12007 - portfolio 12 plate no. 406For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4061 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 32 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000008.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Evening in Hopi land1plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521906Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12008 - portfolio 12 plate no. 407For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4071 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000009.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Honovi - Walpi snake priest, with Totokya Day painting1This plate depicts the accoutrement of a Snake dancer on the day of the Antelope dance (see Volume XII, pages 146-149). The right hand grasps a pair of eagle-feathers - the "snake whip" - and the left a bag of ceremonial meal. Honovi was one of the author's principal informants.plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12009 - portfolio 12 plate no. 408For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4081 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 32 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000010.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637On the housetop1A typical village scene illustrating many features of pueblo architecture. At the extreme left is the entrance of an underground kiva, with the tips of the ladder projecting. In the central foreground is a baking-room, where piki is prepared, and to the left is an outdoor oven for baking loaf-bread.plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12010 - portfolio 12 plate no. 409For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4091 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000011.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Walpi1Picturesque Walpi, perched on the point of a rocky island in a sea of sand, is an irregular, rambling community-house, built without design, added to in haphazard fashion as need arose; yet it constitutes a perfectly satisfying artistic whole.plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521907Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12011 - portfolio 12 plate no. 410For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4101 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000012.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hopi woman1plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521905Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12012 - portfolio 12 plate no. 411For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4111 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 32 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000013.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hopi maiden1plain2018-03-16T21:12:13-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521905Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12013 - portfolio 12 plate no. 412For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4121 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 29 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000014.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Counting the record1A series of marks cut into the rock at Middle mesa records the losses inflicted on the marauding enemies in a former generation.plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12014 - portfolio 12 plate no. 413For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4131 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 43 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000015.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Chaiwa - Tewa1plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12015 - portfolio 12 plate no. 414 Chaiwa – Tewa - photogravure plateFor educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4141 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 34 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000016.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Chaiwa - Tewa, profile1plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12016 - portfolio 12 plate no. 415For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4151 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 34 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000017.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637At the trysting place1plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12017 - portfolio 12 plate no. 416For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4161 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000018.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637East side of Walpi1Few illustrations of Hopi architecture show as much regularity as this view of a Walpi street.plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12018 - portfolio 12 plate no. 417For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4171 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000019.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Snake priest1The white markings, typifying the antelope, indicate that the subject is accoutred for the semi-final day of the Snake dance, when the public performance consists of the dance and the ceremonial race of the Antelope fraternity.plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521900Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12019 - portfolio 12 plate no. 418For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4181 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000020.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Potter mixing clay1This woman, so aged that her shrivelled skin hangs in folds, still finds pleasure in creating artistic and utilitarian pieces of pottery.plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12020 - portfolio 12 plate no. 419For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4191 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 43 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000021.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hopi man1In this physiognomy we read the dominant traits of Hopi character. The eyes speak of wariness, if not downright distrust. The mouth shows great possibilities of unyielding stubbornness. Yet somewhere in this face lurks an expression of masked warmheartedness and humanity.plain2018-03-16T21:12:14-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12021 - portfolio 12 plate no. 420For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4201 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000022.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Hopi architecture1The house-walls are about eighteen inches thick, and consist of fragments of sandstone, shaped by fracture but undressed, and bound together with mud plaster. The upper levels of the terraced buildings are reached by ladders and by stone steps.plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12022 - portfolio 12 plate no. 421For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4211 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000023.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Snake dancers entering the plaza1At the right stand the Antelopes, in front of the booth containing the snake-jars. The Snakes enter the plaza, encircle it four times with military tread, and then after a series of songs remarkable for their irresistible movement, they proceed to dance with the reptiles.plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12023 - portfolio 12 plate no. 422For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4221 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000024.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Primitive style of hairdressing1The arrangement imitates the squash-blossom and indicates virginity. Within the last decade it has become rare, except on ceremonial occasions.plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12024 - portfolio 12 plate no. 423For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4231 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000025.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Walpi man1plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12025 - portfolio 12 plate no. 424For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4241 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000026.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Mishongnovi1A comprehensive view of this interesting Middle Mesa pueblo. On an eminence in the middle background is Shipaulovi, and at the right, several miles distant, is Shongopavi, on another tongue of the mesa.plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521900Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12026 - portfolio 12 plate no. 425For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4251 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 43 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000027.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Potter1Every visitor at East mesa knows Nampeyo, the potter of Hano, whose creations excel those of any rival. Stranger wander into her house, welcome though unbidden, but Nampeyo only works and smiles. In the plate her paint-stone occupies the central foreground.plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521906Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12027 - portfolio 12 plate no. 426For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4261 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000028.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637East mesa girls1plain2018-03-16T21:12:15-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12028 - portfolio 12 plate no. 427For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4271 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000029.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Modified style of hairdressing1plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12029 - portfolio 12 plate no. 428For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4281 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000030.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Walpi snake priest1This subject is Koyawaima ("gray [dawn] walking"), who has been chief of the fraternity since 1899.plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521900Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12030 - portfolio 12 plate no. 429For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4291 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000031.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Snake dancer in costume1plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521900Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12031 - portfolio 12 plate no. 430For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4301 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000032.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:11:06-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Flute dancers at Tureva Spring1The 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 performed by them for the common good. The episode here represented was photographed at Middle mesa. The individual seated near the right end is an albino, not a white man.plain2018-03-16T21:11:06-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12032 - portfolio 12 plate no. 431For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4311 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000033.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Piki maker1Piki is cornbread baked in colored sheets of paper-like thinness. The batter is spread on the baking stone with the bare hand, and the quickly baked sheet is folded and laid on the basket at the baker's left.plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521906Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12033 - portfolio 12 plate no. 432For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4321 photogravure : brown ink ; 45 x 33 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000034.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Depositing a prayer-stick1Round, 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.plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12034 - portfolio 12 plate no. 433For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4331 photogravure : brown ink ; 34 x 44 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000035.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Tewa girls1plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12035 - portfolio 12 plate no. 434 Tewa girl - photogravure plateFor educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4341 photogravure : brown ink ; 34 x 43 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000036.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Water carriers1plain2018-03-16T21:12:16-07:00Curtis, Edward S. 1868-19521921Digital images of the plates supported by an award from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition, and mounted in American Memory. See http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html Digital reproduction of the photomechanical printcp12036 - portfolio 12 plate no. 435For educational, non-commercial use only. Written permission required for any reproduction beyond fair use. Credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's "The North American Indian," 2003. http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/The North American Indian (1907-1930) v.12, The Hopi ([Seattle] : E.S. Curtis ; [Cambridge, Mass. : The University Press], 1922), plate no. 4351 photogravure : brown ink ; 35 x 43 cm [plate size] Original photogravure produced in Cambridge, Mass. by Suffolk Engraving Co.http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/info.cgi?id=nai.12.port.00000037.pErik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
