A Navaho woman – 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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A Navaho woman comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A Navaho woman
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A Navajo woman, photographed around 1904, is the sitter here, and the catalog's subject headings single out her jewelry as a feature of the portrait. Edward S. Curtis made the image during the years he was documenting Native peoples of North America for his multivolume work *The North American Indian*, which began appearing in 1907. Silver and turquoise jewelry was an established part of Navajo craft by that time, and Curtis often gave close attention to such adornment, so the pieces she wears are worth a careful look alongside her expression and pose.
| Created / published | c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | LC no. 83. Copyright by Edward S. Curtis. Forms part of: Edward S. Curtis Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910. Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910. Jewelry--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,657 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222275 |
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