Antelope Cap – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Antelope Cap in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The subject here is an antelope cap, a headdress whose form and ceremonial role are the focus of this portrait. Edward S. Curtis made the photograph around 1905, while he was building his large survey of Native peoples of North America, later published as *The North American Indian*. Curtis often posed sitters in traditional dress and recorded regalia like this, so the picture works as both a portrait and a record of objects tied to particular communities and ceremonies. Its Curtis and Library of Congress reference numbers make it easy to trace within his wider body of work.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Curtis no. 217-05. LC no. 55. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--1900-1910. Headdresses--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,737 × 4,677 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222187 |
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