[Saguaro gatherers, Maricopa tribe] – Antique Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Saguaro gatherers, Maricopa tribe]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Saguaro gatherers, Maricopa tribe]
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Saguaro gatherers at work is the subject here, with the Maricopa people of Arizona shown harvesting fruit from the giant cactus that grows across the Sonoran Desert. Edward S. Curtis made the photograph in 1907 as part of his multi-volume project documenting Native American life, and it reflects his interest in traditional subsistence practices. For the Maricopa and neighboring peoples, the saguaro's summer fruit was an important seasonal food, gathered with long poles and processed into syrup, and it also held ceremonial significance. The image records a practice that was already changing as the region's economy shifted.
| Created / published | 1907, c1907. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H99646 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. X2206-07. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Arizona--Subsistence activities--1900-1910. Maricopa Indians--Subsistence activities--1900-1910. Cactus--Arizona--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,319 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-178079 |
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