At the shrine--Navaho – Antique 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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At the shrine--Navaho
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Curtis titled this view "At the shrine," placing his Navajo subject before a place of prayer rather than in a studio portrait. The picture dates to about 1904 and was later published as plate 30 in a supplementary volume of *The North American Indian*, the multi-volume project Curtis pursued from 1907 to 1930 with financial backing from J. P. Morgan. Curtis often arranged his subjects and props for effect, so the scene reflects his choices as much as everyday religious practice. Today it serves both as a record of Navajo spiritual life in the early twentieth century and as an example of how outside photographers framed Indigenous ceremony for a largely non-Native audience.
| Created / published | c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | LC no. 80. Copyright by Edward 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. 30. |
| Subjects | Indians of North America--1900-1910. Navajo Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1910. Shrines--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,652 × 3,733 px · prints to 16 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222277 |
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