Oct 19, 2006 - Sale 2089

Sale 2089 - Lot 47

Unsold
Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 25,000
CURTIS, EDWARD S. (1868-1952) Portfolio entitled "The North American Indian." Volume 13. With 36 (of 36) plates of Klamath, Upa, Yurok, and Achomawi peoples. Photogravures on Japan tissue, measuring 14 3/4x12 inches, each with a printed caption, plate number, Curtis's and the engraver's credits, and a date on recto. Elephant folio, 1/4 morocco, spine worn; contents loose as issued; ties. Boston, 1923

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"Klamath Woman" "Sam Ewing--Yurok" "Hupa Trout-Trap" "Old Klamath Woman" "A Klamath" "Hupa Jumping Dance Costume" "Yurok Canoe on Trinity River" "Quiet Waters--Yurok" "Wife of Modoc Henry--Klamath" "A Klamath Type" "Fishing from Canoe--Hupa" "In the Forest--Klamath" "Klamath Warrior's Head-Dress" "Hupa Mother and Child" "Hupa Woman" "The Salmon Stream" "Hupa Fisherman" "Spearing Salmon" "Tolowa Dancing Head-Dress" "Klamath Lake Marshes" "Yurok Drummer" "The Klamath Hunter" "Fish-Weir Across Trinity River--Hupa" "Gathering Wokas--Klamath" "Woman's Primitive Dress--Tolowa" "The Wokas Season--Klamath" "Crater Lake" "Achomawi Basket-Maker" "Fishing Platform on Trinity River--Hupa" "Achomawi Man" "Principal Female Shaman of the Hupa" "Hupa Woman in Primitive Costume" "The Smelt Fisher--Trinidad Yurok" "The Chief--Klamath" "A Smoky Day at the Sugar Bowl--Hupa."