Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952) Three Works: Kutenai Girls

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Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952)

Three Works: Kutenai Girls, 1910; Fish-Weir Across the Trinity River - Hupa, 1923; and Hupa Jumping Dance Costume, 1923. Each identified within the plate, both Hupa images stamped "University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIBRARY" on verso. Kutenai Girls with embossed stamp "LIBRARY OF THE PEABODY INSTITUTE" on recto. Photogravures, plate sizes 13 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (34.8 x 41.8 cm),unmatted, unframed.
Condition: Deckled edges (with minor wear),several pale fox marks.
Estimate $500-700

Sheet size approximately 18 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (46.8 x 61.5 cm). Slight paper discoloration on recto of Kutenai Girls likely due to transfer from a cover sheet; slight fold in u.l. corner. Slight paper discoloration on recto and verso of Fish-Weir likely due to transfer from cover sheets.


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