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Daughter of Tamáḣŭs—Cayuse

Accession Number
1987/1.204

Title
Daughter of Tamáḣŭs—Cayuse

Artist(s)
Edward S. Curtis

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1910

Medium & Support
photogravure on paper

Dimensions
12 in x 9 3/16 in (30.48 cm x 23.34 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kenyon

Subject matter
This image of a Cayuse woman is from The North American Indian (1907-1930), a twenty-volume series created by Edward Curtis in order to document the lives of Native Americans in diverse regions of the Western United States. This limited edition volume was financially supported by J.P. Morgan, and promoted by Theodore Roosevelt. The resulting works have been criticized and celebrated for their portrayal of Native American life. Curtis often included anachronous props and clothing and presented rituals that had not been performed in years in order to support an idealized and romantic reading of a “vanishing race.”

Physical Description
A portrait of an aging woman. She looks directly into the lens, wearing braids, strands of beaded necklaces, and a garment with geometric lines.

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
Cayuse
Figures
Native American
Portraits
beadwork (visual works)
braids (hairstyle)
bust-length
females
modern and contemporary art
patterns (design elements)
single-sitter portraits
woman
women (female humans)

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