An Apache babe – 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 An Apache babe in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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An Apache babe
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This portrait shows an Apache infant secured in a cradleboard, the traditional carrier that held babies snug and upright while their mothers worked, traveled, and tended camp. Edward S. Curtis made the photograph around 1903 for his multivolume survey *The North American Indian*, where it appeared as a supplemental plate. Curtis's project aimed to record Native life in the early twentieth century, when he believed many traditions were disappearing, and his carefully composed images often present their subjects in settings chosen by the photographer. The cradleboard itself is worth a close look, since its shape and fastenings reflect the practical needs of a mobile way of life.
| Created / published | c1903. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Curtis no. 125. LC no. 67. Copyright by E.S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, Suppl. v. 1, pl. 17. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Infants--1900-1910. Apache Indians--Infants--1900-1910. Cradleboards--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,672 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222200 |
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