Hopi virgin – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Hopi virgin comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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In this c1905 portrait, the whorled, squash-blossom hairstyle marks the sitter as an unmarried Hopi young woman, which is the meaning of the title's word "virgin." Edward S. Curtis made the photograph for his long project documenting Native peoples of North America, which became *The North American Indian*, a set of 20 volumes published between 1907 and 1930. Curtis often posed his subjects and had them wear traditional dress, so the picture reflects his artistic choices as well as village life in northeastern Arizona. Researchers value it mainly for the hairstyle, which signaled a young woman's stage of life.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Title transcribed from item. LC no. 7. Copyright by Edward Sheriff Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910. Hopi Indians--Women--1900-1910. Hairstyles--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,747 × 4,657 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222205 |
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