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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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12018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Tewa girl1An excellent feminine type of these early immigrants from the Rio Grande. The arrangement of her hair suggests that she is unmarried.plain2018-03-16T21:12:12-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Sia buffalo dancer1The Buffalo dance of the Keres is almost exactly the same as that of the Tewa. The performers are two young men with head-dresses of buffalo-hair and horns, and a girl wearing the usual female costume and a pair of small horns. The head of the hunters' society plays the part of guard. The dance is very strenuous, and the simulated actions of t he buffalo are quite realistic and readily comprehended by the spectator.plain2018-03-16T21:12:31-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:06:52-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637At the gateway - Acoma1plain2018-03-16T21:06:52-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Sentinel - San Ildefonso1In prehistoric times the Tewa were so beset by roving enemies that not a few of them, for purposes of defense, became cliff-dwellers. (See Volume XVII, illustrations facing pages 30,32.) With a watchman posted in a niche of the cliff or on a commanding elevation, there was little chance of an enemy surprising laborers in the cornfields.plain2018-03-16T21:12:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Povi-Tamu1The flower concept is a favorite one in Tewa names, both masculine and feminine. The regular features of the comely Morning Flower are not exceptional, for most Tewa girls, and indeed most Pueblo girls, are not without attractiveness.plain2018-03-16T21:12:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637On the Rio Grande - San Ildefonso1The plate illustrates the native garb of Tewa women, a sleeveless, one piece, woollen dress, a woven belt, and white deerskin boots.plain2018-03-16T21:12:32-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Offering - San Ildefonso1A pinch of cornmeal tossed into the air as an offering to the numerous deities of the Tewa, but especially to the sun, is a formality that begins the day and precedes innumerable acts of the most commonplace nature.plain2018-03-16T21:12:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Girl and jar - San Ildefonso1Pueblo women are adept at balancing burdens on the head. Usually a vessel rests on a fibre ring, which serves to steady it and to protect the scalp. The design on the jar here illustrated recalls the importance of the serpent cult in Tewa life. (See Volume XVII, pages 19-24, 77-80.)plain2018-03-16T21:12:33-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Ambrosio Martinez - San Juan1The original of this portrait could readily pass for an Indian of the southern plains. The influence of Plains blood is noticeable at all Tewa pueblos, and especially at San Juan, the most northerly of them. The typical Pueblo man is small-featured and of short to medium stature.plain2018-03-16T21:12:34-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Oyi1Each Tewa pueblo is dominated by two native priests, the so-called caciques, one of whom is in charge of religious activities from the end of February to the middle of October, the other during the remainder of the year.plain2018-03-16T21:12:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:12:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Potter - Santa Clara1The potter is polishing a vessel. The smooth pebbles used for this purpose are found in small heaps among or near deposits of fossil bones. They are the stomach pebbles of dinosaurs. Tewa women prize them highly, refuse to part with them, and foresee ill luck if one is lost.plain2018-03-16T21:12:35-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
12018-03-16T21:08:52-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637Shrine of Yellow Cloud Man on Tsikumupi - Tewa1plain2018-03-16T21:08:52-07:00Erik Loyerf862727c4b34febd6a0341bffd27f168a35aa637
