Medicine bags – 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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Medicine bags, the focus of this Edward S. Curtis picture, were carried by Piegan (Blackfeet) people in Montana to hold sacred objects and healing materials tied to personal spiritual protection. Curtis made the image around 1910 for *The North American Indian*, a multi-volume project running from 1907 to 1930 that aimed to record Native cultures he believed were disappearing. This print appeared in volume 6 of the series, and its subject headings cover both health practices and ceremonial life, which makes it useful for understanding how these objects were understood at the time.
| Created / published | c1910. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1910.Photographic prints 1910. |
| Notes | J150228 U.S. Copyright Office. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Curtis no. 3120-10. Published in: The North American Indian / Edward S. Curtis. [Seattle, Wash.] : Edward S. Curtis, 1907-30, v. 6, 68. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Montana--Health & welfare--1910. Piegan Indians--Health & welfare--1910. Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910. Indians of North America--Montana--Spiritual life--1910. Piegan Indians--Spiritual life--1910. Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1910. Medical equipment & supplies--1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,282 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-187687 |
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