Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Edward S. Curtis

Two Pima women harvesting "hasen", the sweet, pear-sized fruit from the giant Saguaro cactus, which may be eaten fresh or dried, could also be used to make syrup or wine.
 Arizona territories, 1907

"Crying to the spirits", 1908

A smoky day at the Sugar Bowl. A Hupa man
California, 1923.

Qahatika water girl, Arizona. 1907.

An Old Well at Acoma, 1914

"Listening to the water spirits", 1904

Klamath Chief overlooking Crater Lake
Oregon, 1923.

Tewa women at Rio Grande
San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1926

Homeward, Puget Sound, 1898


The Pool, Apache man,1906

The Blanket Weaver, 1904

Hamatsa Emerging From the Woods.
 This image was taken in 1914, it shows a Hamatsa shaman, seated on the ground in front of a tree, allegedly possessed by supernatural powers, after having spent several days in the woods as part of an initiation ritual.

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